Anyway, if Libertarianism dictates that the government limits very little things, then why is abortion illegal? What harm does it serve? If they allow companies to hide money and step on the poor, doesn't that do more damage to people than abortion?
Please don't poison the well. Thank you.
Socialists are very strict when it comes to money and taxes, but very loose when it comes to personal freedoms.
Well, no. Socialism applies only to economics. This is also true with communism and capitalism. There are many different types of socialists, communists, and capitalists. Some capitalists are conservative while others are liberal, libertarian, or statist. The same is relatively true for communism and socialism. Some communists and socialists believe that there should be tight restrictions on personal freedoms, while others believe in loose restrictions.
Libertarians are very loose when it comes to money and taxes, but very strict when it comes to personal freedoms.
1. You can't really compare libertarians to socialists because they are at two different levels.
2. What you said is absolutely untrue.
Under the capitalist system, you basically have conservatives, liberals, statists, and libertarians.
In a nutshell:
Liberals - Big government restrictions; little personal restrictions
Conservatives - Little government restrictions; big personal restrictions
Statists - Big government and personal restrictions
Libertarians - Little government and personal restrictions
The problem is that many statist politicians call themselves liberals as well as conservatives. The main differences between them are their views on social programs and taxes.
When it comes to regular people, most who consider themselves conservatives really do hold conservative views. This is not necessarily true with liberals. Many people who consider themselves liberals are the real thing while others are statists.
There's a trick to telling apart a person who really is a liberal from a statist calling themselves a liberal. A liberal wants government restrictions and personal freedoms. A statist will tell you that governments need restricted, and they will also tell you that it's the government's job to protect the people no matter what (by limiting personal freedoms).
Libertarians generally believe in little government restrictions in general. Some liberals do falsely consider themselves to be libertarians though.
I hope this clears some confusion as to what a libertarian is and isn't as well as liberals, conservatives, and statists.
Now, what are Libertarians views on abortion?
Libertarians, as Einfach has already mentioned, have many different opinions. Although libertarians generally support little government restriction, many believe that the state should have the final say. Some libertarians believe only marijuana and other light illegal drugs should be legalized, while others believe all drugs should be legalized.
One thing most libertarians will agree on, though, is that the federal government should have very little power. Most libertarians believe that if there's going to be a law, it should be at a state level with very few exceptions.
Your general libertarian would want abortion laws to be at a state level, not a federal one. Pro-Life libertarians would ideally fight to keep abortion illegal at a state level, not a federal level.
But if you are not allowed to abort an unborn child, then how does that support personal freedom? It should be the woman's right to abortion.
Libertarians do believe in freedom, but they also believe in the protection of property and life. Abortion is considered immoral because many people see abortion as taking an innocent human life.
