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I vote tactically, with shrinking the state and expanding liberty on net in mind. At the time of voting I felt that the Conservatives would be the party that would shrink the state the most. UKIP are protectionist bigots and Labour and Green are economically illiterate and oppose civil liberties. The Tories know a bit more about economics and oppose civil liberties a bit less, so it seemed like the rational choice. The Lib Dems? I couldn't vote for a party that's so pro-European.

Atlanticatia wrote:

this is what always interests me about right wing libertarians. they claim to be all about civil liberties, but then they vote for parties that are quite authoritarian but have right-wing economic stances, like the GOP, Tories, or UKIP.

it's clear that a fetish for markets and low taxes outweighs opposition to things like state surveilance and censorship.

I could say the same about "progressives" - their fetishism for growing the welfare state outweighs their opposition to foreign wars and state surveillance. I recall you saying you support Hillary Clinton over Rand Paul, despite the fact that Paul is anti-Drug War, moderately non-interventionist and de facto pro-gay marriage legalisation. Hillary is a Bushite war hawk who has strongly supported the PATRIOT Act and "traditional marriage" for most of her career. Yet you would choose to vote for her because she doesn't want to cut government as much. Should we hold "progressives" to the same standards for prioritising certain issues over others?