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He is the leader of a political party that calls itself the Libertarian Party, so calling him libertarian sounds fair. Political labels often don't match the o
by jltsiren 3y ago
He is the leader of a political party that calls itself the Libertarian Party, so calling him libertarian sounds fair.
Political labels often don't match the original meaning of the terms. Most liberals are not liberal, most libertarians are not libertarian, and most communists are not communist.
- wahnfrieden 3y agoNo one here is uttering his party's official name when describing his policies as anti-authoritarian, "ancap", pro-freedom, leftist, etc. I hope we can have discussion beyond the vocabulary of populist sloganeering
- jltsiren 3y agoI'm not sure what you are trying to say. As a European, I see libertarianism as a right-wing ideology with a particular focus on property rights. Because that's what the vast majority of self-described libertarians I've met care about. I've never heard of Javier Milei before, but based on some quick reading, he seems to fit in this group well. Then there is a centrist position called liberal, such as the Liberal Democrats in the UK. Their heritage is in social liberalism and ultimately in classical liberalism. And when you go to the anti-authoritarian pro-freedom left, you tend to see ideological opposition to strong property rights. Those people usually see wealth as inherently authoritarian.