Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. These people don't mind hurting you or stealing from their neighbors. Now then, the fact that no one can detail our entire platform in one short speech, let alone in television sound-bites, is what attracts the devil of temptation to come and whisper in the Libertarian's ear. But they sound about the same. When people ask how Libertarians differ from Republican politicians, my answer is simple.
Republicans call for less government.
Libertarians want liberty. They want to punish people who medicate themselves without government permission, or buy or sell sexual favors, or paint their houses the wrong color. Republicans will send the IRS to confiscate your property to pay for bombing Bosnia, and most of them ignore the constitutional prohibition against illegal search and seizure, using the drug war as a flimsy excuse. Once you decide it's OK to use government to hurt people you don't like, you set the precedent and pave the way for your enemies. When they gain power, they have no reason not to use the same method to hurt you.