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@johnbrowntypebeats

FWIW - in the UK, "libertarianism "now has largely the same meaning as it does in the US.

*VERY ROUGHLY*, up until maybe 2005 (? maybe earlier?) I would have been able to say (in the UK) that I was a libertarian, and it be understood that I was anti-government in the sense that I hated their interference with people's personal lives:

Some examples, but not limited to, Clause 28 (the anti-LGBT laws) or the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (the "repetitive beats" law)

It *wouldn't* have implied that I was against refugees, the NHS, unemployment benefits, or any of the stuff that it implies now.

I gave up on calling myself a libertarian some time ago, so as not to confuse people on my principles, and just went with anarchist, even though that in itself causes some issues. Frankly, I'd prefer people think I'm putting bricks through Starbucks' windows than think that I'm against disability benefits.

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