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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
It's the standard problem with zealots. The Libertarian base are even more extreme than the GOP's or Dems' hardcore voters, because it's a niche, cultish party rather than something mainstream.
I do think that if you ask most people a bunch of questions about how they think government should function, they're going to have a lot of libertarian views - just moderated to take into account that no idealized political theory works in the real world without compromising to some extent and diluting the puristic interpretation.
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Modern libertarians are basically the same as people who say "I'm fiscally conservative but socially liberal."
If the GOP had figured out a way to support liberal social policy on LGBTQ rights, abortion, ditch evangelicals, and run a platform of limited government, they would win in a walk. There is an enormous appetite for this policy direction, and neither party can figure out how to get itself there.
The true believer Libertarians, I'm certain, have absolutely no desire to compromise in order to become an effective political machine. They almost enjoy the political crash and burn.