[Beagle8U]

Libertarians have a few planks in their platform that fit well in a conservative Republican platform.

Evidence of that is that Libertarians often vote for Republicans to have any chance to move those issues forward.( taxes, property rights, gun ownership).

If Libertarians (at best) make up 15% of the Republican vote, it is a fools errand for them to attempt to take on the Religious Christians that make up 85% of the entire American population.

If Libertarians want queer marriage, legal drugs, abortion, high taxes, banned guns, no property rights, and a expanded Federal Government, they can vote for the RATS.

Its the Libertarian's choice to determine the issues in their platform that mean most to them. Its not up to Republicans to change to accommodate radical ideas to appease them.

You can't blame Republicans for some of the nutball things in the Libertarian platform.

[antiRepublicrat]

If Libertarians want queer marriage, legal drugs, abortion, high taxes, banned guns, no property rights, and a expanded Federal Government, they can vote for the RATS.

The first one's been taken care of. Legal drugs are a consequence of less power to the government and more to the people (with personal responsibility). High taxes, gun banning, restrictions on property rights and expanded federal government are all anathema to libertarians.

[Protagoras]

You can't blame Republicans for some of the nutball things in the Libertarian platform.

But you can blame them for confusing small L libertarians from big L Libertarian party members.

[muir_redwoods]

"...on the Religious Christians that make up 85% of the entire American population."

Can you back up that stat? 85%? Really? I don't think so.

[185JHP]

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