“Young people who take up libertarianism are far more likely to embrace conservatism.”
Unlikely. I just don’t see it. If they embrace the social agenda then they are going to end up being 100 percent DNC supporters who call themselves ‘libertarian’.
It’s all about where they stand on social issues. A young person who is libertarian because he believes in constitutional protections like free speech, will in all likelihood become conservative, if he is exposed to conservative principles.
A libertarian who is a libertarian because of free dope and free condoms isn’t going to become conservative.
The only reason a young person is going to look into libertarianism is because he finds liberalism unsatisfying. Otherwise, he’d just go with the flow of everything he’s been taught in school and the culture. That person is going to be exposed to ideas that government is not always the solution, and is often the problem. That person is going to be far more likely to vote on the conservative side than the liberal side, particularly as he ages.
I haven’t heard any libertarians saying anything other than that they would have to pay for their own dope and condoms. Is there something specific to which you allude? I would be most interested to see that, and comment on it.