You’ve convinced me with all of your evidence, whereas a simple wikipedia search tells you I’m right. Libertarianism was originally a leftist term synonymous with anarchist socialist that got coopted by the right in the 70s.
Source: I am a former libertarian who no longer calls himself one because I’m a socialist and libertarianism, despite having socialist beginnings, is no longer widely known as something compatible with socialism. I’m just educated enough to know the nuance, whereas some people are not as educated and therefore have a take that is more black/white and narrow-minded. If someone says “I’m a left-libertarian” some people would say that’s an oxymoron because they’re uneducated and know just enough to be confident in their ignorance, and I would actually get what they mean. I would urge them to stop calling themselves a libertarian, but I would get what they mean at least instead of being ignorant.
You’ve convinced me with all of your evidence, whereas a simple wikipedia search tells you I’m right. Libertarianism was originally a leftist term synonymous with anarchist socialist that got coopted by the right in the 70s.
Source: I am a former libertarian who no longer calls himself one because I’m a socialist and libertarianism, despite having socialist beginnings, is no longer widely known as something compatible with socialism. I’m just educated enough to know the nuance, whereas some people are not as educated and therefore have a take that is more black/white and narrow-minded. If someone says “I’m a left-libertarian” some people would say that’s an oxymoron because they’re uneducated and know just enough to be confident in their ignorance, and I would actually get what they mean. I would urge them to stop calling themselves a libertarian, but I would get what they mean at least instead of being ignorant.