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Who knows what the meaning of the word " racist " anymore ? It certainly is no longer what it once was. It has been over used to death and is now mere hyperbolie. It's so bad, that it has replaced the shiboleth : " WHEN DID YOU STOP BEATING YOUR WIFE ? " garbage.

As to FR Libertarians, most, but not all of them tend to completely disagree with the vast majority of the LP's platform, candidate for president ( as well as some of those running for other elected offices ) , and stance on the war on terror. That makes little sense ! If a party doesn't speak for one, why call one's self / be affiliated with that party ?

Because one individual doesn't choose the government; the government is formed from compromise. The hope is that the libertarians will influence the government on the issues where they're right and the other parties are wrong (e.g. gun control, no-knock drug raids, etc.) without influencing things too much on the issues where they're wrong and the other parties are right.

Frankly, I'd favor more the Constitution Party if they were on the ballot here (IL). Unfortunately, they seem even weaker than the Libertarians. Still, if one's primary issues of importance are:

No new gun restrictions or registration efforts
An end to no-knock drug raids
Allow states to, at minimum, restrict late-term abortion
"Vermont" carry

It looks to me like the Libertarian Party and Constitution Party are the only two that even come close (Libertarians generally, from what I understand, believe the federal government has no authority to prohibit abortion nor prevent states from doing so). Republicans pay lip service to #1 and #3, but seem to oppose #2 and do nothing for #4. Democrats are, of course, even worse.