the US - libertarian?

[Smoking Frog II]

I don't want a heated debate about this, ok? It's just a simple question I have for any capitalists and/or americans here.

The US claims to be libertarian, the land of the free etc, however, is it not authoritarian to use capital punishment? But perhaps you have balances?
As I have said, I do not want to argue.

[EnvelopedInFear]

Capital Punishment is appointed on a state by state basis. If enough people oppose it, then it is there freedom to not allow it.

Personally, I do not support it.

[von Mises]

Although the US is far from libertarian, there are actually quite a few libertarians who argued in favour of capital punishment. To speak as a politician, it just depends on your line of reasoning whether this is authoritarian.

[Eastside Revolt]

The Americans are Classical; Liberals: Authoritorian on social issues, and lebertarian in on economic issues.

[Smoking Frog II]

great!

[antieverything]

Actually, there are federal executions.

No, America isn't libertarian...we have low amounts of market regulation but little protection of civil liberties. Almost all of Europe and Canada scores higher on the human freedom index. We did score higher than Japan or the UK but that was before the current assault on civil liberties by the Bushites.

[Smoking Frog II]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ... i do not understand.

[Pete]

Lipset says that america is libertarian while canada is eglartarian. Anyone who believes that balony has it all wrong, since the opposite is more true.