The libertarian worship of individual freedom, and contempt for social convention, comes easiest to people who have never really had to grow up.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power.
I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair.
Maybe it's my libertarian philosophy: but being in government is hard.
I'm an extreme libertarian, but I realize we're in a democracy, and in a democracy, people can have views of all stripes, and there's no reason to argue about it.
Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.
What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.
Libertarians recognize the difference between adults and children, as well as differences between normal adults and adults who are insane or mentally hindered or retarded.
Libertarian principles are very simple, but you can't violate any of them and still call yourself Libertarian.
The 'Libertarian' thing was a mistake on my part for saying it, but I am.
Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good.