Over at Samizdata, an interesting discussion (including comments) on the nonsensical notion of a libertarian Democrat.

I think this was just a case of spell check error.

I think the essay was about a libertine Democrat

As though Republicans are any more libertarian. The only difference between the parties is that one prefers imposing taxes and funneling the money into their war machine as opposed to services that might actually have some social value.

Also, I would just like to add that few politicians are more willing to take your freedoms then the conservative, religious Republicans who want to impose their religious idiocy on the rest of us.

As opposed to politicians who introduce 'hate speech' legislation, also known as 'free speech for me, but not for thee' or focus on 'identity politics' (although one demographic always seems to be ignored, strange that) or spend vast sums on social engineering programs based on post-modern claptrap?

Good job at missing the point X. The post has nothing to do with Republicans. They get plenty of criticism here and elsewhere. The point is that Democrats are socialists who promise ever bigger government and try their best to deliver. This is the exact opposite of libertarianism. "Libertarian Democrat" is literally an oxymoron.

Also, I see in your posts you have a hard on against "religious idiots". Have you ever met one? Or do you live in some liberal monoculture where the only thing you know about outsiders is the simplistic stereotypes you repeat to each other? I've lived among conservative christian fundamentalists and liberal athiest socialists. I've had serious disagreements with both, but found the christians to be more tolerant by a wide margin. When I meet someone who is hateful, intolerant, or willing to force their values on you, 9 times out of 10 they're a liberal. Naive? Liberal. Simplistic, either/or reasoning ability? Ditto. Conspiracy theorist, blindly arrogant, or thinks they're smarter than they actually are? Guess.

Get over yourself and try get along with people outside your closed little circle. You might learn something.

Yes, I have a friend who describes herself as a 'libertarian socialist.' It's always good for a chuckle.

"The only difference between the parties is that one prefers imposing taxes and funneling the money into their war machine as opposed to services that might actually have some social value."

That counts the Democrats out then, all they want to do is give money to faux-social programs that buy them votes in exchange for enabling their constituients to avoid actual productive work. Not being a crack-whore, they really don't speak for my plight. Most so-called soical programs are simply a cancer on the human spirit.

At least the "War Machine" actually employs people in actual work, advances the state of knowledge, puts money into the stock portfolio that constitutes my agencies retirement fund and defends the country.

f451- i believe "libertarian socialist" refers to "stateless socialism", a form of anarchism basically.

democrats arent socialists, they merely support some forms of socialism. most republicans do too, for example (and there's many), public schools. all democrats in elected office believe in free trade, etc. the differences, unfortunately, arent that big.