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- proper noun politics A member of a political party or movement that uses the term "Libertarian" in its name (e.g., the Libertarian Party of the United States); one who is likely to support policies that are
libertarian .
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Reply: before the term Libertarian ... there was a word which embodied the concept of liberty, as well as the idea that we should ensure a man can feed his family, that he might not steal from another in order to do so.
Endorsing Ron Paul, and Why Progressive Dems Should Support Ron Paul
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In fact, an easy way to tell a real Libertarian from a Republican hack in Libertarian drag is that if you are still being a Republican hack after the Bush years ripped the mask off what the Republican Party really stands for, you simply can’t be a real Libertarian.
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I think Independent Libertarian is a perfect example of an oxymoronic statement in itself.
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I believe a Libertarian is straight-ticket Republican voter who is ashamed to have voted for and supported Bush – who willingly let the neocon/Cheney/Rove herd stomp all over him.
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Young Thomas has done a sterling job by standing in Norwich North in that a lot of people who have been watching us for nearly two years have decided that the place for a Libertarian is in the LPUK, not trying year in and year out to try and convince the Tories and Lib Dems to be small state pro citizen, pro freedom parties.
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The Liberal would argue that the Libertarian is taking his point far, far too literally.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar
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Are you aware that many of our Founding Fathers believed in Libertarian ideas?
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One of the problems with being a Libertarian is simply defining it.
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And I am probably not the only onlooker interested to read your answer on this one, if only to help establish whether or not you aren't really just a Christian Fundamentalist in Libertarian clothing.
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And I am probably not the only onlooker interested to read your answer on this one, if only to help establish whether or not you aren't really just a Christian Fundamentalist in Libertarian clothing.
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