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Socially, yes they are "left" of Obama. Where they differ on all positions is the roll of the government to remedy social and financial problems.
by cglace 14y ago
Socially, yes they are "left" of Obama. Where they differ on all positions is the roll of the government to remedy social and financial problems.
- rdl 14y agoThere are some issues which aren't fiscal (directly) but aren't really social policy (directly), where Libertarians are the farthest "left" (or right, or whatever) of the two big parties, and where people may vote based on morality. GTFO Afghanistan ASAP (and their overall isolationist position) is one of the big ones. I could see someone who was pro-state intervention in domestic life, pro big taxes, etc. still voting Libertarian if he thought GTFO Afghanistan ASAP was the most important issue. It's basically impossible to put US politics (or anywhere, really) on a strict left/right linear chart.