Posted on 06/21/2013 5:51:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
That’s an important point that people should really consider in thinking about Libertartians.
Conservatism is the opposing force to Liberalism/Progressivism. Libertarianism is the opposing force to statism. One can be either a Liberal or Conservative Libertarian just like one can be either a Liberal or Conservative statist.
“There are a lot of folks here who might describe themselves as conservative-libertarian or libertarian-conservative. ..”
Some conservatives think they are liberatarian, probably because libertarians are fiscal conservatives.
My brother was attracted to libertarians while in college, but he realized many were not true CONSERVATIVES.
Libertarians are not usually strong on the life issue, which is the most important issue of all.
For instance, if Rand Paul is really pro-life, why did he get a 33% rating from Planned Parenthood?
“KY U.S. Senate Jr Rand Paul Republican 33”
snip http://votesmart.org/interest-group/1578/rating/6093
As a strong pro-lifer, I’ll be supporting candidates for POTUS who get a 0% rating from Planned Parenthood.
There are many things I like about Rand Paul, and I believe he’s great as a U.S. Senator, but I would prefer a true conservative as POTUS.
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