Libertarianism In 33 Words

I believe that Libertarian ideals are antithetical to the socialist agenda dominating our national dialogue, and that their dissemination could prove a potent inoculation.

As a result there's a great deal of push back against Libertarianism happening within the political class, because they have a vested interest in pushing socialism. By maximizing the role of the state in society, you maximize the role of politics and the power of the political class.

These reductio ad absurdum attacks are aided by the fact that we fight battles among ourselves, pissing contests to see who is ideologically "pure" enough to represent the party, and as a result there are as many definitions of Libertarianism as there are Libertarians. To clear things up by way of moderation, I offer you in 33 words an easy to understand definition, that any of us should agree with:

Libertarians believe in civil rights like the Democrats used to, in small government and fiscal discipline like the Republicans used to, and believe in leaving people the hell alone...like America used to.