402 sats \ 3 replies \ @scottathan OP 4 Jan \ parent \ on: What is the best name for what we generally call "libertarianism"? libertarian
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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