[who_would_fardels_bear]

I understand that the word "libertarian" was first used to label a brand of leftist anarchism. Libertarian, as a synonym for classical liberal, is only used in the US.

In the US libertarians span a rather large set of beliefs. There are left (not leftist) libertarians who are pro-choice, etc. like those in the Libertarian Party. There are right libertarians some of who are never trumpers because of his immigration and tariff policies.

It would be helpful if there were more official designations for different types of libertarians. Libertarians for and against government projects like dams and highways, for and against national parks, for and against government regulations to combat externalities like pollution, for and against government programs like space flight & the internet & medical research.

Conservatives have divided themselves into neo, paleo, rino, etc. Libertarians can just decide on an ad hoc basis what they decide is too much or too little government. At least anarchists and minarchists have consistent positions. Libertarianism is quite fungible.

[joe fonebone]

You can divide libertarians into 2 categories, capital L and small l libertarians.

Capital L libertarians are Ron Paul nut jobs.
Small l libertarians are pissed off conservatives.