Talk:Small-l libertarianism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Does anyone know if any other country besides the U.S. has a Libertarian Party?? --Zenohockey

---

This should not be speedied, it doesn't even qualify for such. At first I thought so too just because I had never heard of it. I did a search of Google and found that it's used a lot, both on political theory pages and on blogs, although it's probably not new enough to be in text books. I added to the article, hopefully it's looking better. If anyone disagrees, it should be VfDed, but this does not qualify as a speedy. - Eisnel 02:28, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I think that this should go directly to the libertarianism article, which is about small-l libertarianism.

By the way, there are other libertarian parties, as noted on the libertarianism page. Dave 15:58, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

I disagree. It's a well-known phrase, it should stay here. The concept of small-l libertarianism may be the primary topic of the libertarianism article, but this article is about the idea that there is a difference between libertarianism and the party line. Rhobite 16:03, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

The libertarianism article addresses the issue directly:

"Libertarianism is an ideology rather than a political party, hence when Libertarian is capitalized rather then spelled a lowercase "l" it refers specifically to a member of a party that titles itself a "Libertarian Party." This distinction is important because the platforms of what may be titled "Libertarian Party" may or may not always be consistent with the ideology of libertarianism itself or may not accord with more moderate or less moderate libertarian views. Therefore, some libertarians wish to make it known that they do not align themselves with a "Libertarian Party," due to some philosophical disagreements. Incidently, some libertarians may be members of other parties, such as U.S. Congressman Ron Paul who is a Republican."

Dave 16:10, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

I guess it's a moot point since essentially nothing links here. Dave (talk)