Originally posted by @jacob-vervilleExcept that American Libertarians do not have 'a narrow scope'. They are nothing but hyper-conservatives, often relying on the Republican Party to help them achieve nationwide exposure and political power, just because trying to do so as a member of a third party is like riding the electrified third rail. And by running as 'hyper-Republicans', they're far more likely to be elected by the Fox News crowd than by running as Libertarians. All while hiding the fact that their view of humanity in general mirrors Ayn Rand's.
That doesn't describe all of the Libertarians that I know...
I also think like... the irony here... is if they were to be concerned about the liberty of absolutely everyone else, that would imply that they need to go pound sand, e.g., be involved in foreign affairs and wars.
I think that the Libertarians are actually doing people a favor by having a narrow scope.
Case in point: Paul Ryan.