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It would be great if you'd clarify that you are generalizing about mainstream libertarianism thought in the US. US libertarians are a special breed that hacked
by uslibs887 9y ago
It would be great if you'd clarify that you are generalizing about mainstream libertarianism thought in the US.
US libertarians are a special breed that hacked up classical libertarianism to fit within the framework laid down by the US Constitution.
Basically they are believers in the US Constitution first and libertarians second.
Not a rigid definition but neither is the parent post
- demilicious 9y agoIt's not difficult to fit classical liberalism into the US Constitution. Both are children of the Enlightenment, and have the same philosophical underpinnings.
- azinman2 9y agoThe article is about America's cars, so it's pretty contextual that we're talking about the US here.