[Antoninus]

I have never had any Christian conservative wish AIDS or homosexual rape on my children, because of my pro-gay beliefs.

Interestingly, I've had AIDS wished on me and my children by a 'friend' who was upset at my pro-traditional family views. And a hardcore leftist, she too.

To be honest, I think it would do you libertarians good to go debate over there for a while. You'll see how good you've got it over here! We may antagonize you from time to time, but generally, we respect the consistency of your views - wrong though some of them may be.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

I know how good I have it over here. Even Kevin Curry and VA Advogado can't hold a candle to the trash I get from the left.

And I agree with you on the big vs. small issues, which is why I am very comfortable being a libertarian Republican, rather than a Libertarian.

There is one other major difference between the GOP and the LP: The LP tends to be non-interventionist with regard to foreign policy -- as witness Harry Browne's rant. That's an issue where I come down easily with the GOP.

[Doctor Doom]

Be more picky about your friends.

[JakeWyld]

re: 170

A well written post. However, I see a problem...this "us (conservatives) vs. Them (libertarians)" attitude is all wrong.

I would argue that we agree more than we disagree and dispite the paranoid libertarian haters' rhetoric...we support more conservative causes than we do liberal ones.

I would like to add, that many of us have held conservative beliefs in the past (and still do!) and came to libertarianism through FR. You post seems to say that "you're lucky we let you stay". Some of us have been here for a long time and this is just as much our forum as it is yours.

I'll pass on going over to DU. If anyone should go over there...it is the "selling out is okay" conservatives who say stuff like "give it to daschle today and live to fight another day". Go over there and find out what you are up against...then maybe you will not be satisfied with Trent Lott in the Senate.