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[–] thomas_jefferson ago  (edited ago)

As abitstiffyinhere said, libertarianism is often painted as more radical then it really is because it is seen as a threat to existing parties. A lot of people I know, and I think a growing majority otherwise, would identify with the politics if they looked past the media representation of it. Further, what I really like about libertarianism, and what people here have already touched upon, is that there is a lot of disagreement between libertarians. Unlike some other parties you will be hard pressed to find two libertarians who completely agree on everything. The base concepts like individual rights and freedom are common to all libertarians but other than that there are a lot of differing opinions within the group. This is kind of inherent in the party in that people who are individualist tend to be attracted for obvious reasons. This makes it hard to win elections, haha. Voltaire kind of sums it up with his quote about free speech "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." And that's kind of how libertarians are. They do not agree on everything with really anyone, but will fully support their right to disagree.