And what is a left libertarian? How do the two coalesce into a ‘Libertarian Party’ in other countries?

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    1 month ago

    Libertarianism is the opposite of authoritarianism, that is all it is. Just as left is the opposite of right, or progressive vs conservative.

    A far left libertarian is an anarchist, a far right libertarian is a libertarian capitalist.

    Right-libertarian is where you are getting the stereotype of libertarians, like the Tea Party.

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      1 month ago

      The political compass does more damage than it helps, ultimately. Left vs right is usually about collectivization of some form vs private ownership, but things get weird when you get to “libertarian vs authoritarian.” Neither of those really mean anything when the size of the state is related to the class character of society, the size of state isn’t really something people pick so much as it is something that is shaped by the mode of production.

      Differences among the left and right are far more nuanced and can’t be distilled into “libertarian” vs “authoritarian.”

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      I’d say the far left libertarian is anarcho-communist (the true voluntary communism) and far right is anarcho-capitalist.