The Libertarian Party is not this libertarian's party

The Libertarian Party is a political party whose purpose is to get people elected.  Like any other party, they have a party platform which details the ideals, motivations, goals and objectives of the party and what they expect of the people they endorse and assist in getting elected.

Also like any other political party,  it is a collection or generalized umbrella for a wide spectrum of people ranging from one extreme to the other in how they see, interpret and put into practice their libertarianism.  It is all inclusive, like every other party in order to get as many people involved in pushing the people they endorse into elected office.

There are the total extremist whacking who naturally get all the attention because of their outlandish antics and seemingly nonsensical comments.  These range from the anarchists wanting no government or "State" whatsoever to the "near-beer" constitutional republicans.

Most of the people are likely regular, average, reasonable and practical people looking for someone to represent their views in the place they live.  They just want to have more individual liberty, freedom of association, minimal, if any, unnecessary government intrusion or dictation.

More than likely, most of the "average" libertarians" are not affiliated with the Libertarian or any other political party because they want representatives who represent all of the people in their district, state, etc... and not just one group of people.

This is where we hear about "lowercase l" libertarians vs "uppercase L" Libertarians.  The uppercase L Libertarians are those affiliated with the Libertarian political party.  Lowercase l libertarians usually have no political party affiliation and see libertarianism as a lifestyle more than a political ideology.

I, for example, am a lowercase l libertarian.  I have never registered for any political party let alone the Libertarian Party.  I never will.  I hold the ideals of free will, individual liberty, personal responsibility and self determination too close to my heart to say my libertarian values were merely political.

Please don't make the mistake that the Libertarian party is reflective or representative of all or even most libertarians or libertarianism.  It is a political vehicle only and far too often and too easily compromises it's proclaimed values in the effort to get someone elected with a capital L next to their name.