I don’t disagree that there are certain aspects of social conservatism that have brownshirt tendencies. However, libertarians are not anarchists. As both Hayek and Von Mises pointed out, a certain amount of enforced social constraint is not only necessary to maintain civilization, it is healthy. For instance, the original laws against prostitution throughout most of Western Civilization were put in place to control the rampant spread of venereal diseases.
I consider myself a social conservative, but I am a strong libertarian. That means I hold conservative views with regard to morality and social interaction. However, I do not believe it is a proper function of government to enforce my social views on others. One cannot equate social conservatism with fascist policy as a blanket generalization.
” However, I do not believe it is a proper function of government to enforce my social views on others. ‘
Bingo. That’s the domain of social conservatism.