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People describing libertarianism as right-wing
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This b ugs me because when I think right-wing I think Theocracy, Fascism, Social Conservatism. and the idea that people see us as that is kind of offensive just because we hold to a more free market (if not necessarily capitalist) economic structure. (The link between capitalism and free markets may be only implicit depending on how you define them). Most libertarians I can think of are actually quite anti-corporate Ron Paul spent a good deal of his criticism on Wall Street and The Fed for example. Anyway the notion makes me think that we are seen as socially authoritarian Christiofascists. (It's a word) and that people ignore that libertarianism is socially on the left. Any thoughts as to why it's considered specifically right? if anything it's two parts left and right.
This b ugs me because when I think right-wing I think Theocracy, Fascism, Social Conservatism. and the idea that people see us as that is kind of offensive just because we hold to a more free market (if not necessarily capitalist) economic structure. (The link between capitalism and free markets may be only implicit depending on how you define them). Most libertarians I can think of are actually quite anti-corporate Ron Paul spent a good deal of his criticism on Wall Street and The Fed for example. Anyway the notion makes me think that we are seen as socially authoritarian Christiofascists. (It's a word) and that people ignore that libertarianism is socially on the left. Any thoughts as to why it's considered specifically right? if anything it's two parts left and right.
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Damnit, Tnu, the farther RIGHT you get, the less central planning. Right-wing is associated with conservative values, but that doesn't mean that all right-wingers are conservative theocrats.
I take left vs right as a definition of class; the left want to lessen the influence of class or do away with class entirely (i.e, communism), while the right view class as a natural course of events that shouldn't be tampered with or they want to rigidly enforce it (i.e, fascism).
If you take it like that, then it makes perfect sense that libertarians be considered rightist.