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Originally posted by Stompy
I'm still not sure of the difference between Democrats and Libertarian/Green parties.
Aside from all the corporate money flowing into them, I thought the Democrats were all for basic rights and freedoms? From reading the Libertarian and Green party stances, it sounds almost identical to being a Democrat.
The only difference to me is in the person running.
What makes someone Democrat/Libertarian/Green party?
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Democrats tend to believe in a larger government that spends money on people, while Libertarians tend to believe in a smaller government with less of that.
I like to think that a simple way to describe the Libertarians is that they want less government intervention period, so they have a Republican fiscal policy (generally smaller government and lower taxes) and a mix of Republican and Democrat social policy (decriminalizing abortion and drugs, right to bear arms, etc.)
I don't know much about the Green party, so I won't try to discuss them. If I'm wrong about the Libertarian issues, please help me correct myself with that as well
