[harrowup]

I get along pretty well with most libertarians who don't choose to label everyone as a statist just because they desire government to be pro-active.

[alpowolf]

In my case, it depends on what you want government to be pro-active on, and to what extent. I think some people (both conservatives and liberals) do qualify as statists because they do not believe in any limit to government power.

I diverge from the Libertarian Party on defense and foreign policy issues. I (and many other libertarians) think they go too far. I, like the LP, think we intervened too much during the Clinton years--and during the Reagan years. But we do have to be prepared to project power when a real need does arise. I'm not sure we would have the necessary power if the LP were running things.