In the United States, what makes a 'libertarian' right wing? (lemmy.ml)

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And what is a left libertarian? How do the two coalesce into a 'Libertarian Party' in other countries?

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[-] scott@lemmy.org 6 points 5 days ago

And what is a left libertarian?

Libertarian socialist

Libertarians are right wing primarily because they align themselves with them rhetorically. They could be anywhere from closeted Nazi who sees the ability to oppress minorities as "freedom" to people who would otherwise be libertarian socialists if not for buying in to propaganda demonizing left-wing ideas. Feel free to ask more.

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