[little jeremiah]

Libertarians are pretty crazy. All utopian philosophies suffer from the grave defect which is that because they base their phantasmagoria of a future perfect society on the fallacy that people, if just placed in the right atmosphere, will be all improved. Will be all different (from how they've been all throughout history).

But libertarians are particularly noxious because of their uncontrollable yet not not openly admitted (although obvious to everyone else) strong attraction to vice, at least in theory. And, one would assume, often in practice.

How on earth the libertarian utopia would work with so many people addicted to various vices is hard to imagine!

[budwiesest]

This needs a little work:

How on earth the libertarianconservative utopia would work with so many people addicted to various vices socialist schemes is hard to imagine!

When social (ooo, nice name) security collapses you may re-think the libertarian philosphy of limited government. When socialized medicine fails to deliver........aw what the heck, when SOCIALISM fails (again) you'll no doubt be singing another tune. The "Let's saddle our grandchildren with more debt" boogie.

[GSHastings]

How on earth the libertarian utopia would work with so many people addicted to various vices is hard to imagine!

BINGO!

I never could quite put my finger on exactly what it was about libertarians that make them seem to be conservative and liberal at the same time. But you nailed it. The don't like government primarily because the "liberties" they are most concerned with, are often vices rather than virtues.