I know they aren't. But they pretend to be for the most part (except the social issues and religious issues). Also, I disagree with "pure libertarianism" mysel

I know they aren't. But they pretend to be for the most part (except the social issues and religious issues). Also, I disagree with "pure libertarianism" myself. I think fair baseline standards are needed to establish a level playing field. But what the U.S. has now is far from a "free market" anymore. It's much closer to a "pay to play" market.