No, you blamed libertarianism, not the Party itself.. I will concur the ‘Progressives’/Democrats/Socialists/Communists...yes, they have done more to harm this Country more than anyone.
But Liberal/libertarianism is a misnomer, it’s bad enough to allow other Left to bastardize the meaning as the Right has allowed done with ‘marriage’. But, your denigration of ‘libertarianism’ (the belief in Liberty above all else), is completely off the mark.
More to the truth, it has been the GOP/RNC that has, time and time again, ‘reached across the isle’ to claim bipartisanship and ALLOWING gov’t to encroach and usurp the Freedom and Liberty of We the People.
The (L) party is, and libertarianism in general, are only ONE of a handful of Parties to run on a platform based on our Constitution, as it is WRITTEN and (then) understood.
The GOP/RNC? SS? Sure, no problem there. NSA? Hell, THEY passed the friggin’ (misnamed) Patriot Act. Amnesty? SHIT, please. They can’t even effectively nibble around the edges, as gov’t has only gotten BIGGER and more intrusive even when they had Congress and Presidency.
Show me how/where the GOP/RNC has done ANYTHING to restore the power(s) they have so wrongly taken, or allowed to be taken, from the Citizens? Any dept. red-lined? Hell, any regulation?
I’ll quickly point you to the last line in red @ http://www.usdebtclock.org/. It hasn’t been anyone BUT the DNC and GOP to make that total steadily increase.
Sounds like you want to talk to a republican, I’ve never been one.
Libertarianism has had great victories recently.
Libertarianism has spread in America and shown great victories in advancing its agenda over the last 50 years.
This list is very close to being totally checked off as a success, another 5 to 15 years should make it complete.
Libertarian Platform:
Throw open the borders completely; only a rare individual (terrorist, disease carrier etc.) can be kept from freedom of movement through political boundaries, eliminate the Border Patrol and INS.
Homosexuals; total freedom in the military, gay marriage, adoption, child custody and everything else.
Abortion; zero restrictions or impediments full 9 months.
Pornography; no restraint, no restrictions.
Drugs; Meth, Heroin, Pot, Crack, and anything new that science and marketers can come up with, zero restrictions.
Advertising those drugs, prostitution, and pornography; zero restrictions.
Military Strength; minimal capabilities.