libertarians are always more hostile toward liberals, even though they have just about as many points of real disagreement with the conservatives.
I think it’s because libertarians care a lot more about the points on which they disagree with the liberals. Issues like gay marriage and abortion don’t seem to matter as much as economic rights.
I don’t think this is the case for most libertarians, especially the younger, internet based, ron paul oriented kind of libertarians—many of them are primarily motivated by the social issues.… and yet they still seem to prefer arguing with liberals rather than conservatives. I think it has more to do with the fact that they view liberals as smart people who believe stupid things, while they view conservatives as just stupid troglodytes not worth wasting time on.
I think it’s because libertarians care a lot more about the points on which they disagree with the liberals. Issues like gay marriage and abortion don’t seem to matter as much as economic rights.
I don’t think this is the case for most libertarians, especially the younger, internet based, ron paul oriented kind of libertarians—many of them are primarily motivated by the social issues.… and yet they still seem to prefer arguing with liberals rather than conservatives. I think it has more to do with the fact that they view liberals as smart people who believe stupid things, while they view conservatives as just stupid troglodytes not worth wasting time on.