What about borders? Do libertarians really think open borders will lead to a better country or its destruction?
“Right to Life...” Oops, I guess Libertarians go blind at that part.
What about, say, the age of consent?
Things like that.
Actually, the best way to define politics in our nation is to define them relative to the constitution. Work from a constitutional initial point.
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(1) the status quo, semi-porous borders with massive welfare state benefits and anchor baby citizenship, or
(2) open borders with neither of those
(1) is far and away the worst.
RE, Right-to-life. Political reality is that abortion will never be eliminated, and we have to consider both the mother and the child. Some libertarian views only consider the mother, which falsely excludes the unborn child. But as with any pollitical group, there is a wide range of beliefs. The libertarian viewpoint is more reflective of the founding fathers. Limited government and a leave-me-alone attitude. Individual responsibility, individual reliance.
Misinformation about libertarians is rampant. Open borders? Well, the GOP hasn’t done much about that problem, mainly because they like cheap labor. I think eventually Mexico must be made part of the US. Right to life? That’s a moral issue, and as a libertarian I believe abortion is murder of the innocent. There isn’t going to be a government solution to that one either. Age of consent? When you have the government selectively enforcing arbitrary standards based strictly on age, the results haven’t been very good either. Personal responsibility is the answer to all of these problems. If you need the government to enforce morals like not invading other people’s countries, not murdering innocent unborn babies, not talking advantage of immature girls, then you’re admitting you’ve lost the battle. Libertarians don’t support any of those behaviors, they believe that the government won’t solve every human problem, in fact, they almost always make the problem worse.