There is a wide wide gulf between libertarianism and the Libertarian Party.
A lie.
Small l or capital L; Libertarians are liberals. Social liberals. Their leader is Ron Paul who is anathema to everything that is Republican and even more so to conservatives.
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I’m not lying. The libertarian party is like any political party. A coallition. So, many ideas that are not pure philisophicaly are included.
If liberalism and libertarinism were the same, then why are they viewed in every political science class, text, and study as two different things?