RE: Libertarians =/= Nazis
October 19, 2012 at 5:41 am
(This post was last modified: October 19, 2012 at 5:45 am by Justtristo.)
(October 19, 2012 at 4:22 am)Stue Denim Wrote: I think the Australian Liberal Party (the australian conservative party) is more split than your post would suggest Justtrico. Malcom Turnbull has called himself a libertarian, the vote between him and Tony Abbot (the current leader of that party) was insanely close, like 1 vote.
I forgot to add that the "Conservative"/"Progressive" line runs through the parties in Australia. Unlike say in America where the "Progressives" are in the Democratic party and the "Conservatives" are in the Republican party.
For instance; you get some Liberal Party supporters members who are quite "progressive" on a wide range of issues, while you get Labor party supporters who are similar "Conservative" on some issues. Although I do believe the "Conservatives" make up the majority of the Liberal and especially National party caucuses at both a state and federal level at the moment.
I still believe my observation that a lot of "Conservatives" (including our own home grown Christian Fundamentalists) aren't fans of Libertarian economics and a lot of fans of Libertarian economics in this country are "Progressive" on a lot of issues.
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