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They're historically synonyms. The word libertarian was invented only after the word liberal was highjacked and warped into its modern meaning.

• dahart 11mo ago
  That split seems to have happened before I was born, a loong time ago, ;) Don’t they mean different things in Silicon Valley today, and wouldn’t both libertarians and liberals take issue with being lumped together today?
  • Jensson 11mo ago
    There was no such split in most countries, so internationally it is weird to differentiate the two. Liberals are right wing in most places (they want small government with low taxes).
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