6. Libertarians generally push for more personal freedom
As a byproduct of more private/personal freedom, smaller government is also associated with libertarianism. Libertarians can be conservative or progressive in economic/political theory.
Obviously, she's extremely conservative... but she is not libertarian. If she supports the restriction of personal freedoms to accomplish her policies then she is authoritarian. Bush was an authoritarian.
Politics is like a two dimensional grid. Progressive and Conservative (left/right) typically describes values and economic theory. Authoritarian and Libertarian (up/down) typically describes political structure and execution.
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