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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)[reply]
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)[reply]
