“Only when such issues are abandoned in the political arena and the individual is once again championed, conservatives and republicans.”
My friend, that is just anarchy. That is the major flaw with libertarian thought...which is really libertine thinking.
I do agree with you - I neglected to predicate my point with the assumption morals were instilled at home - (not like today) - rather than mandated by law.
Free markets as we know will not function without that crucial (and missing) component.