> http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/3448-myth-ayn-rand-was-a-conservative http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/3448-myth... [Ori

> http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/3448-myth-ayn-rand-was-a-conservative http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/3448-myth... [Original response to the above quote removed] EDIT: Looks like I missed the original context (in a different comment) for the above quote. Thanks for providing evidence that supports my point that libertarians are not conservatives. > Objectivists, have taken part in conservative or right-wing political coalitions aimed at economic policy. That's a political strategy in a two-party system. You're equivocating. Communists, socialists, anarchists, etc... must also choose a side in a two-party system. It, however, does not make them equivalent. More ignorance on your part. Regarding fiscal policy, yes, you're right, I unintentionally was discussing foreign policy. Thank you for the correction, but it in no one affects my point. It seems fairly trivial to recognize I was talking about foreign policy, not monetary policy. Either way, my point stands. You would've been better off addressing that instead. Again, > social conservatives [bias] is really the only bias you've presented. I presented a general anti-conservative bias, not a specific one. I'm sorry you misunderstood. > If you feel libertarians are not "conservatives" it is because you are a social conservative. Nope. Your views are reductionist and yet again extremely ignorant. From a reductionist point of view, libertarians and conservatives differ in regards to Social, Foreign, Monetary[1] (as opposed Fiscal) and Federalist policies. Getting further into the specific details undermines your myopic view of non-liberals altogether. It's really quite a wonder how much of a disservice your ignorance is to making your own points. [1] Libertarians are unrelentingly anti-Federal Reserve, while conservatives have historically mostly ignored it and Republicans actually helped create it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Federal_Reserve#Creation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Federal_Reserv....