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Al68 said:Libertarianism is the core political philosophy of objectivism
You may be right. In my native language "libertarian" describes those who hold the non-aggression principle as the moral absolute, whereas the political philosophy of objectivism is called "classical liberalism".
But libertarians (including objectivists) do disagree among themselves on some issues, like those you mention. But they share the core tenet that the legitimate reason to use force is to protect liberty, not to enforce a social agenda against people, or to control, shape, mold, or "better" society by using force to deprive people of their liberty.
True.
The interesting thing about objectivism is that much of its core (non-political) philosophy is embraced universally by the scientific community, and much of society in general, but most of those same people reject that same core philosophy when applied to politics.
Good point, people have been brainwashed by the media and politicians to adopt an altruistic philosophy. People behave very differently in small groups, like among friends and family, than they do when they go to cast their votes.