Is it unlikely to have right wing positions and at the same time be a libertarian?

Question

have you seen or heard of a politician that has these political positions/values

To be right wing you would more strongly be affiliated with fascism/authoritarianism which both are about more government control in a persons while Libertarianism is completely the opposite

Answer 1

I'm a libertarian with a right wing slant. Yes there are about 6 different types of libertarians. But mostly they just want to be left alone with a little a government as possible. and leave most laws to the states. Which is where they belong anyway. it's in the Constitution.

Answer 2

Both republicans and democrats and rightwingers/leftwingers are "statist" or authoritarian, just in different ways.



Mainstream Republicans have no qualms about losses in civil liberties and going to war on a whim and increased police and surveillance state powers. They may be less authoritarian on economic matters and occasionally on personal liberties, but many espouse banning gay marriage or even civil unions, are very much for the "war on drugs" and other things that aren't exactly pro freedom views.



Democrats like to control your wallet through taxing and spending and using many economic restrictions and regulations. They think the government should run the economy. The may be a little more anti war and pro civil liberties, but that usually subsides when their guy wages a war or continues one. They usually claim tolerance, but usually not so much toward differing views.



Both are basically control freaks and intolerant toward opposing views.

Answer 3

I think you have it a bit confused.



"Right wing" is Republicanism and Conservatism. Republicanism follows the idea of governing a nation as a republic and using constitutional law to limit the state's power over its citizens. Conservatism is focused on limited government. There's nothing about the right wing that favors big government.



Fascism is a left wing thing, such as Hitler's National Socialist (Nazi) party. Democrats also favor big government in general.

Answer 4

"To be right wing you would more strongly be affiliated with fascism/authoritarianism which both are about more government control in a persons [life]"



Like controlling your health care and the car you drive??



Both the right and left are all about control. They only differ on how to do it.

Answer 5

FYI fascism is a left wing position. It advocates government control and ownership of business, the exact opposite of libertarianism.

Answer 6

You lost me when you associated right wing and fascism/authoritarianism. In my understanding, fascism follows anarchy (far right) and mob democracy (far left). I wouldn't put fascism on either left or right, really. But I would put it right next door to communism.



People need to understand what government is. In an anarchist setting, government becomes the guy with the biggest gun. It's a "might makes right" scenerio and is everything the US was designed to avoid. On the near left is communism, which is also a "might makes right" scenerio, again, which the US was designed to avoid. We have the US Constitution and the Rule of Law and I think we need to really fight harder to keep it this way.



I get this understanding from studying the history of the common law and the US (western civ, really). I think it's seriously missing from our classrooms and it needs to be there. Secular libertarians who don't understand where our rights came from scare me as much as liberals who want to take them away through government entitlements.

Answer 7

I am neither Democrat or Republican.



I am an American first and foremost and wish everyone felt the same that America and her people be put before petty ideologues.



No fascism is not right wing, and America defeated the fascist in Italy.



Being Right wing is closer anarchy. Little or no government.

Answer 8

The political spectrum is a circle, not a line. You can be so right wing that you are left wing and vice versa...



For instance some one who wants government to be so limited in size that they create anarchy is both exposing an Extremely conservative and extremely liberal view of limited government...



Authortarian can be both Liberal and Conservative- Communism is an Authortarian and Liberal where as Monoarchy is Authortarian and Conservative...



You just seem to be mixing concepts that arn't neccissarily exclusive

Answer 9

No. Actually fascism and authoritarianism are left wing political philosophies. A right wing philosophy would be anarchy..

Answer 10

From how I understand Libertarianism it's more like a fiscally conservative liberal. So to answer your question...yes and no. But they would lean more to the left then to the right in the broad spectrum of American politics.

Answer 11

Conservatives are for small government in economic matters and big government in social matters.



Libertarians are for across the board small government. Therefore, they tend to have similar economic positions.

Answer 12

Libertarians are by nature a blend of liberal and conservative values.



You will be prone to "live and let live" mentality, which is identical to conservative ideals of freedom and liberty, but you may not necessarily involve our principles of moral responsibility to the same extreme.

Answer 13

Not at all: E.g., Ron Paul, Ayn Rand.



Right-wing, laissez faire capitalism is what the Libertarian Party is all about.

Answer 14

Actually, more government control is typically a left wing ideology.

Answer 15

Unlikely yes would be correct in your example of you said left wing, the difference between libertarians and conservatives, is only this:



Libertarians: don't involve your self in other peoples (countries) problems.

but other than that, their republicans.



Ron Paul 2012

Answer 16

No, YOU have it backwards. Liberals are more authoritarian by far. Look at Castro, Chavez, and the former Soviet Union.



Libertarians often fall closely in line with Conservative policies.

Answer 17

Havent you heard about righ libertarianism?



Its basically like the republicans



they offer economic liberty



with capitalism



and less personal liberty

Answer 18

I've decided to quit trying to define myself and others and vote for who I feel is the best candidate without considering their party affiliation.

Answer 19

"To be right wing you would more strongly be affiliated with fascism/authoritarianism"



No you don't, that's ridiculous.

Answer 20

How can you stop people from the same sex getting married and women having abortions if you had little government intervention?

Answer 21

Libertarians ARE right-wing...

Answer 22

You got your wings mixed up pal.



Left wing is fascist/authoritarian/totalitarian = big government, more control of the people, less liberties and freedoms



Right wing leans more towards anarchy = less government, more liberties and rights

Answer 23

You are extremely confused here.

Answer 24

Olyard. You are mistaken. Hitler was on the left.