ohh that's a good point!
Actually I used to be liberal on my early teens, and I slowly converted to conservative on my late teens.
Now, after many years I am still conservative.
Actually, what really influenced me was the fact that I was always religious, and my religion makes me love my country.
Usually, the libertarians and generally the left, don't like patriots and they consider them as internationalists.
However, I don't think a state which helps the poor is a bad idea.