Are libertarianism and other political ideologies primarily concerned with the role of the government vis-a-vis the citizens it governs?
Is libertarianism also understood to include a range of cultural obligations that go far beyond the arguments about government size and scope?
Let me put it another way: Are you a libertarian on the streets, but an authoritarian and progressive at the sheets?
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