Posted on 09/19/2013 9:45:28 AM PDT by shego
The libertarian philosophy is taking the Republican Party by storm, according to a poll conducted by FreedomWorks, a DC-based grassroots service center with over 6 million members.
With Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) and many other liberty-minded politicians gaining influence, libertarianism has generated new interest inside the Republican Party, much to the chagrin of the GOP's political establishment....
"FreedomWorks' poll shows that 42 percent of Republicans have a favorable view of the word ‘libertarian,' and only 10 percent don't know the word, compared to 27 percent who don't know nationally," they added.
And the term "libertarian" may still turn off some Republican voters, the basic message of the philosophy earns significant favor. The poll found that 68% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents agree with the statement that "individuals should be free to do as they like as long as they don't hurt others, and that the government should keep out of people's day-to-day lives."
What's more, an eye-popping 78% of Republicans consider themselves to be "fiscally conservative, but socially moderate," which is a significant finding given the debate in the GOP on social issues.
Looking outside of just the Republican box, the poll found that 66% of respondents consider themselves to fiscally conservative and socially moderate.
These numbers show that the libertarian message is appealing, not only to Republican voters, but also to all Americans; further advancing the case for conservative-libertarian fusionism as a way to promote free market ideals, limited government, and personal liberty....
(Excerpt) Read more at unitedliberty.org ...
The media also tells us he’s a prominent ‘conservative leader’. So what are you, again?
>> I will assume when you say libertarians you mean members of the LP.
No, they’re intentionally conflating in order to avoid giving a scintilla of credence to what is essentially a morally inert term.
Of course, I respect their points of view, and likewise included them out of courtesy.
it’s you and your platform which wants it, all comes under no Govt and I suggest you see what I replied to before you try to shift your perverted platform.
This is also a conservatives website, not a liberaltarian one
Yeah, ol’ Lyn wasn’t quite the attention whore that rove and carville are.
The little l’s run the big L and trespass in the big R at the same time
"Except for that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Why on earth would anyone drop the issues that get young voters (who will continue voting for decades) in favor of the ones that get old voters (who will not, unless they're registered in big-city Democratic party rolls)?
Conservatives (real conservatives, as opposed to the poo-flingers who inspired this observation) understand the wisdom of Martin Niemöller:
First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.Then they came for the socialists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.
Conservatives (actual conservatives, not poo-flingers) do not wish to live in the sort of country that has a "Ministry Of Culture".
Nonsense. The Tea Party is all about cutting taxes, spending, and government interference. There are no doubt some social conservatives in the groups, who correctly perceive that pushing the social conservative agenda does too much damage to the push for fiscal restraint.
Your joking right?
Do you really think people cannot be socially AND fiscally conservative?
I think most conservatives are.
Obviously, being socially and fiscally conservative means leaving the former to society, with the government kept strictly out of it. Once the government gets into it, the resulting bureaucracy has to be paid for with either higher taxes or higher deficits.
Butthurt is particularly ironic from someone who goes on and on about homosexual sex about ten times more than any actual homosexual I've ever met.
A lot of it started with that libertarian scoundrel Roscoe Filburn.
Try telling that to open borders libertarians who want you to be tried by foreigners if you go to court.
The costs to society of the perverted libertarian agenda will be much much much higher than just dollars.
Er... wha?
Does your definition of "moral citizenry" boil down to "people who preach against homosexuality, but only object when it's men because girl-on-girl action is hawt"?
I’m not the one getting my creepy posts zapped by the mods. Yours are. Please don’t respond with your filthy thoughts.
REALLY? Well, then, provide the links!...because otherwise you're outing yourself as a lying piece of shyt, aren't you?
Who apparenty meets an interesting number of "actual homosexuals" in addition to having a rich fantasy life on FR!
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