Are there any differences between Conservatives and Libertarians?

1/12/03 | Sparta

[Sparta]

I've been reading posts by people who use the term Conservative and others who use the term Libertarian. I have a question for all FReepers, is there a difference between the two?

[Sparta]

I say at the end of the day, there is no difference between the two. Only the kooks on both sides try to distinguish the most minute of differences.

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[Fred Mertz]

Avoid labels.

[hoosierskypilot]

I don't think conservatives are as pro drugs as libertarians. But I know nothing about the latter except what I read on FR.

[Democrap]

I say at the end of the day, there is no difference between the two. Only the kooks on both sides try to distinguish the most minute of differences.

You mean like ones pro-life and ones pro-choice or that one is pro-dope and the other is anti-drug ?

[lewislynn]

Are there any differences between Conservatives and Libertarians?

Yea, conservatives are filled with hate for Libertarians and Liberals. Libertarians couldn't care less.

[Sparta]

I've never seen a libertarian actually say they were for drug use. I consider myself a libertarian and I don't use drugs(legal or illegal).

[Sparta]

Most Libertarians here are pro-life(like yours truly)

[The Old Hoosier]

Is there a difference between the two?

Yes. Conservatives believe in the principles set forth in the U.S. Constitution, and the vision of the Founding Fathers for our country.

Libertarians believe in a separate ideology of absolute minimal government that is sometimes in line with conservatism, but often incompatible with our seminal ideals found in English common law, and with the concept of a limited and localized but not non-existent government as set forth in the Constitution.

Most conservatives are small-L libertarians, but it doesn't work the other way around.

Conservatives don't want to legalize drugs, either.

[Sparta]

Yea, conservatives are filled with hate for Libertarians and Liberals. Libertarians couldn't care less.

I despise Libs and I'm libertarian. I think liberal-socialist statists are the biggest threat the Republic faces domestically.

[Democrap]

If you don’t believe in the platform of your party what the he&& you doing there?

[Pete53]

Libertarians are not the same as Conservatives. Libertarians are mostly interested in legalizing drugs.

[Hank Rearden]

I don't think conservatives are as pro drugs as libertarians. But I know nothing about the latter except what I read on FR.

And that's the problem. We're not pro-drug, per se (although some individuals may be, much as some individuals are pro-Gore; there are wackos in every arena).

We're pro-liberty and individual responsibility. This is what distinguishes us from Republicrats and Demopublicans. When we demand a much smaller government, we actually mean it.

[lewislynn]

Whatever.

[Sparta]

I'm a registered Republican. I would be a member of the RLC but Louisiana doesn't have a chapter. I would never register as Libertarian for many reasons.

[Sparta]

Finally an ally on this thread.

[Kevin Curry]

We're not pro-drug, per se

Horse hockey.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yea, conservatives are filled with hate for Libertarians and Liberals. Libertarians couldn't care less

BAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHAAAAAA!

OK,....

Whew,...

Now that I've caught my breath,...

Naw, I've never read a vile doomsday diatribe by a disgruntled libertarian. Naw, certainly not here on FR.

[185JHP]

Prostitution, gambling, porn, perverted sex - approving of stuff like that?

[prisoner6]

You have the best reply on the thread. Says it all, and quite intelligently.

prisoner6