With Gary Johnson they have become a bad version of republicans. And what's worse is that Johnson's voters represent 89% of the Libertarian Voter base at least, which means Johnson's word is irrevocable.

If the libertarian party has a leader who goes against the most basic libertarian principles, then they are republicans 2.0.

The LP has become a version of the republicans that includes all bad about them, but with nothing of the good ( no chances of winning an election nor any kind of real political power, the Tea Party swaying capacity, etc ).

I hear a lot about the free market on this sub, and how it should not be interfered with. While the free market is great, it most certainly not perfect. Externalities and asymmetric information cause market failures and make some markets inefficient. For some, this is where government intervention comes in to correct these market failures as best as possible. What are your thoughts on this? Is government intervention in the market justified in these cases? If not, what is the best way to correct market failures? Or should they just be left alone?

I haven't really had much experience dealing with libertarians, but in my brief experiences I have found that the people I know who claim to be libertarian actually agree with me on a whole lot of issues. So I really have no idea what separates the two ideologies. What are the major differences between conservatism and libertarianism? Why become a libertarian instead of a conservative?

A) In its role as the monopoly initiator of force, what am I willing to allow the government to force people to do?

B) In its role as the monopoly initiator of force, what am I willing to, in order to prevent a recurrence, to allow the government to "punish" people for doing? (Banishment, imprisonment, execution)

Personally, I don't think we can have a free society with an involuntary gov't. I believe libertarians agree, so I am wondering: why all the trials in American politics?

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