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Perhaps you are not familiar with the terminology... In most of the world, "libertarian" means libertarian socialism. The historically correct meaning. Some rig
by calibraxis 16y ago
Perhaps you are not familiar with the terminology... In most of the world, "libertarian" means libertarian socialism. The historically correct meaning. Some right-wingers in 1950's US appropriated the term to mean extreme capitalism. Discussed earlier:
(http://raganwald.posterous.com/hello-my-name-is-reginald-and-i-am-a-socialis http://raganwald.posterous.com/hello-my-name-is-reginald-and...)
The usual claims against communism don't apply, as libertarian socialists historically opposed both communism and capitalism. (In the senses you mean.)
- warrenwilkinson 16y agoThe link you provided does not talk about the word 'libertarian' at all, other than its author calling himself a Libertarian Socialist.
- calibraxis 16y agoI'm sorry, you're correct, I should have linked to the HN discussion, where steveklabnik does a good job explaining. I was very distracted and rushed when posting. (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1653063 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1653063)