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I realize that in discussions concerning the "left" or "right" label as they apply to the two dominant parties that the attaching of qualifiers or spectrum positions to a party is a contentious issue; I'm not referring to an overall assignment of a spectrum position, just something that indicates this party's more or less minarchist-capitalist and propertarian stance within the broader context of libertarian philosophy. |
I realize that in discussions concerning the "left" or "right" label as they apply to the two dominant parties that the attaching of qualifiers or spectrum positions to a party is a contentious issue; I'm not referring to an overall assignment of a spectrum position, just something that indicates this party's more or less minarchist-capitalist and propertarian stance within the broader context of libertarian philosophy. |
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I will, of course, wait for feedback before adding anything, and anything I might then add will be reputably sourced. Not a big deal really, just thought I'd bring it up for specificity's sake. --[[User:Apjohns54|Apjohns54]] ([[User talk:Apjohns54|talk]]) 05:15, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
I will, of course, wait for feedback before adding anything, and anything I might then add will be reputably sourced. Not a big deal really, just thought I'd bring it up for specificity's sake. --[[User:Apjohns54|Apjohns54]] ([[User talk:Apjohns54|talk]]) 05:15, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:I would agree that the party is not representative of the whole of libertarian thought. As of now, I would agree that minarchist is the best term for the party. They have been moving more and more towards the libertarian-conservative train of thought lately, especially with the nomination of Bob Barr and the victory of the reform caucus. But I can tell you for a fact that most party members will flip shit if you apply a left or right label. --[[User:Estrill5766|Estrill5766]] ([[User talk:Estrill5766|talk]]) 01:17, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Libertarianism vs. Right-Libertarianism
Given the wide variety of currents comprising modern libertarianism, shouldn't some qualifier be added to "Libertarian" in the ideology box? While it might be generally implied that this party advocates a laissez-faire/propertarian form of libertarianism by the mention of classical and economic liberalism further down the list, it nevertheless stood out as a potentially misleading statement to just refer to the general idea of libertarianism when there quite a few strains of libertarianism quite different than the sort advocated by this party (libertarian socialism, social ecology, etc.) I realize that in discussions concerning the "left" or "right" label as they apply to the two dominant parties that the attaching of qualifiers or spectrum positions to a party is a contentious issue; I'm not referring to an overall assignment of a spectrum position, just something that indicates this party's more or less minarchist-capitalist and propertarian stance within the broader context of libertarian philosophy. I will, of course, wait for feedback before adding anything, and anything I might then add will be reputably sourced. Not a big deal really, just thought I'd bring it up for specificity's sake. --Apjohns54 (talk) 05:15, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
- I would agree that the party is not representative of the whole of libertarian thought. As of now, I would agree that minarchist is the best term for the party. They have been moving more and more towards the libertarian-conservative train of thought lately, especially with the nomination of Bob Barr and the victory of the reform caucus. But I can tell you for a fact that most party members will flip shit if you apply a left or right label. --Estrill5766 (talk) 01:17, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
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