Why would conservative and libertarian be considered the same thing?

[richardhutnik]

insomniac17 said:

richardhutnik said:
I think he dismissed the anarchist side, because that is an entirely different issue. One could say he dismissed it in a non-constructive manner, and possibly derogatory, but I do see it as a separate issue.

And I would say there are conservative libertarians, with the likes of Ron Paul being pretty close to that.

But even talking about the Libertarian Party, there is still an anarchist movement. Why do you say it is a different issue?

Ron Paul would be an excellent example. Andrew Napolitano would be an example of a constitutionalist, although some believe that he is an anarcho-capitalist.

I was agree to some degree with the original video.  Libertarians believe there is a need for at least SOME government, while anarchists want none.  Because of this, the nature of the debate is different and focus.  A major reason for this, is to try to debate whether or not there is a need for any government gets to be pretty lengthy and has more fundamental issues.  And here, it doesn't relate to whether or not Libertarians and Conservatives are the same thing.  That is why I had been trying to position away.  I would say, it is worth discussing, but please start it in another thread.  I definitely would like to see a Libertarian debate an Anarchist, which would put the Libertarian in the big government role in comparison.