[Avalon Memories]

Mostly those small (l)ibertarians from the west.

I hate to break it to you, but President Reagan, Vice President Cheney, Sarah Palin and Steve Bannon were/are not libertarians, small L or otherwise. Perhaps you mean classical liberal, which is what most modern conservatives actually are? Leftists usurped the "liberal" term even though they are the most illiberal of people.

[little jeremiah]

Libertarianism is basically social anarchy and hedonism combined with low taxes in a strange utopian mix that pretends it’s somehow “conservative”.

[BillyBoy]

>> I hate to break it to you, but President Reagan, Vice President Cheney, Sarah Palin and Steve Bannon were/are not libertarians, small L or otherwise. Perhaps you mean classical liberal, which is what most modern conservatives actually are? <<

I hate to break it to you, but "classical liberals" had a lot more than in common with modern day libertarians than modern day conservatives. Using the term "liberal" a century ago was always in the context of someone who was ECONOMICALLY conservative and believed in a free-market system and Laissez-faire financial sysems. It NEVER meant a belief in social conservativism, traditional values, or a strong national defense.

People who were "liberal" centuries ago on religious beliefs and morality would still be "liberal" on those topics today!