289 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 4 Jan \ on: What is the best name for what we generally call "libertarianism"? libertarian
I'm also fine with libertarianism. You seem to be specifically asking about the political party in the U.S., though. Is that accurate?
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402 sats \ 3 replies \ @scottathan OP 4 Jan
I'm not talking as much about the political party as the movement in general. There is a wide variety of organizations in the US that accept the term libertarian but do not identify with the Libertarian Party (small l vs big L type distinction).
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 4 Jan
Yes. That's why I mentioned it. I'm a small L guy. I think you referred to it as a party in your post. Regardless, we agree.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @scottathan OP 4 Jan
Ah, cool
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Jan
There was a stretch during the Obama years when people like Glenn Beck started describing themselves as libertarians that I thought we might need a new term.
However, I think some of those people kept moving in our direction and I don't think they significantly perverted the meaning in any case.
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