What is the diffence in a Libertarian and a Liberal?

Question

What does a Libertarian support? Same old flag burning,dont work, hug a tree crap that Liberals support?

Yes i wanted to know

Answer 1

Liberals believe in the values of social equality, and that government has a dominant role in seeing that these come about. Therefore, liberals love the idea of government coming in to (as they would put it) "level the playing field." Liberals, therefore support robust efforts at government regulation of all sorts of conduct

Libertarians, on the other hand, believe in the value of liberty over every other consideration. Thus, Libertarians do not beleive any individual should be regulated on any personal conduct issue. They support: Abortion on demand, Legalization of all drugs, Gay Marriage, etc. Libertarians oppose any law that restricts the freedom of people to choose. They generally hate all forms of governmental regulation.

Hope this answer helps.

Answer 2

Big, BIG difference! Libertarians are actually closer to conservatives than they are liberals. Libertarians have a fundamental belief in self-suffiency without government interference. They believe in the US Constitution in its strictest sense -- basically that the Federal government is there to defend us militarily, for the most part. Thus instituting the Commander-in-Chief role as his/her's main objective. Libertarians are different than conservatives on the abortion issue. Libertarians, in accordance to their beliefs with non-governmental interference, think that a woman's right to choose is ... actually, just that. She's able to choose what she pleases without government or law telling her otherwise. Liberals believe in big government, ie the Welfare state and gun control. So now you'll probably see why Liberalism is a far cry from being a Libertarian.

Answer 3

A liberal is one who supports social programs at the expense of all other programs. A libertarian is one who supports as much individual freedom as can be supported. Libertarians are far more in touch with reality than liberals. And Lasermouse, I think Jesus would be ashamed of nearly every way we've messed up His word. Why only pick on this one thing?

Answer 4

Libertarians are generally thought of as conservatives: they want the Government out of their hair. Small government, small taxes. That's why Bush is such an anomaly: he despises government but has made it bigger, and more in your face, and far more expensive, than anybody dreamed it would be.

Libertarians and liberals might agree on that point, but perhaps not on much else.

I'm not sure what either will say when the dollar collapses because the Treasury is so indebted to places that aren't friends of America, like China. I would say: buy a wheelbarrow now. Inflation is coming. The dollar shall depreciate.

Did you want to know, or are you just ranting?

Answer 5

Libertarian's strive for more personal freedom, live by the Constitution as it is written and less government control.

Liberals want more government control and like to make things up as they go.

Answer 6

Libertarians believe that government should be as small as possible. They think that the market should be allowed to self-correct. Liberals believe in big government and they like to help the government self-correct.

Answer 7

libertarian support pro-gun ownership, small government, gay marriage, free market, privacy, property rights, tax reform. Aka non-religous conservatives.

Answer 8

Liberals are communist.

Libertarian are for individual liberties, small govenment, lower taxes, no government handouts. Libertarians are conservatives.

Answer 9

Libs left.....Cons right....the Libertarians are in the middle...generally speaking

Answer 10

Your definition of liberals is unGodly and therin untrue.
Jesus would be ashamed.