Libertarianism is the inclusion of every sapient being into the decision making process and all that logically follows from that. Utilitarianism is the objective of ensuring the most happiness for all sapient beings and all that logically follows from that. Sometimes they compliment each other, other times they contradict.
Libertarian parties are full of anarchists, crackpots, and demagogues. Most sane people think the idea of voting for libertarians is laughable.
Many people have fear of bad people who will anal their mothers and steal their video games. Thus they will vote for Statist "Law and Order" political parties.
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Anonymous2013-08-06 3:36
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cool ad hominem bro, in reality though most libertarians are good wholesome upstanding citizens with very reasonable opinions. There are a few anarcho-capitalists but I'm not sure what is going on with them, only met a few on the internet. They like to claim they are libertarians but quickly get shot down.
Statism is the opposite of libertarianism, so I'm not sure who you are referring to in the last paragraph.
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Anonymous2013-08-06 5:19
If statism is the opposite to libertarianism, then there is no difference between libertarianism and anarchy. You might be on more solid ground if you said that 'collectivist statism' is opposite to libertarianism. Because it is certainly possible to have a 'night watchman' or 'minarchist' statism which I generally support.
The person on the street who says he is a 'libertarian' may or may not be more reasonable than the libertarian political formations, which have included conspiratards, anarchists, crackpots, and demagogues.
As a property owner, I am happy with a police force which protects my property and a military which protects my country. We also need jails to keep criminals away from the population. I don't see much use for government beyond that. As a business person, I also see the need for some way to mediate contract disputes, and register the ownership of real property beyond any claim of partiality.
Some libertarians are in the right direction, however the brand has been so tainted by opportunists and anarchists that it is of no use now. Libertarianism certainly does not classify as a philosophy beyond politics. Although it needs further development in the light of modern science, objectivism is more encompassing as a philosophy than libertarianism.