2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do libertarians ever piss you off more than conservatives? [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,406 posts)Their economic policies/messaging suck but at least they aren't crazy/fanatical about social issues and mostly progressive (or at least "hands-off" about things like abortion rights, gay rights, etc. Unfortunately, where they go wrong for me is their belief that they can pare government back to next to nothing and still maintain a functioning society (maybe at one point in history but definitely NOT now), as well as their general Randian disregard for "others". I could just not be capable of being that cold and heartless so as to ignore the needs and suffering of others but it wouldn't be a bad idea to try to find common ground with them when we can. These are "Republicans" that I think that we have a better chance of dealing with IMHO.