Fibertarian 

A person who claims to be a Libertarian, but would be the first to clamor for the comforting arms of "Big Brother" if he or she actually had to live in a truly Libertarian society.

This 'Fibertarianism' is usually a cover for removal of income taxes and to allow repressive state governments to enact backward and oppressive legislation without fear of being thwarted by a more reasonable, mainstream federal government.

Neal Boortz is nothing more than a Fibertarian.

Fibertarian by kamariech January 7, 2009

tea party libertarian 

A group of Republicans who think that they are like the Boston Tea Party of 1773 minus the red face paint and feathers and tomahawks.

Spearheaded by such (not really) self-made men as Steve Forbes, Jeb Bush and Donald Trump

Want to return to the glory days of zero income taxes, no paved roads, running water, public schools, electricity,penicillin or laws banning slavery or child labor. In other words, they think even the Amish are too willing to take a handout from Uncle Sam.

These tea party libertarians are the greediest people imaginable, and they know nothing about history or what suffering regular working Americans experience at the hands of corporations and Wall Street tycoons.

Tea party libertarians = GOP neo-cons

tea party libertarian by Nilli Wanilli October 16, 2010

Social Libertarian

A social libertarian is a person who believes in social liberty, i.e., individual independence and communal autonomy from overarching government or state control.

A social libertarian typically rejects the concentration of decision-making authority into distant, oligarchical, centralized bureaucracies - federal or monolithic - favoring instead the diffusion and localization of that decision-making authority.

Social libertarians support a political, social, and economic environment which allows voluntary accession to associations, but also permits a person to choose to remain free of restraint by society, except in cases in which an individual's claim of freedom interferes with another individual's right to be free from unwarranted, aggressive coercion or harm.

Social libertarians regard free-market capitalism and democratic, communalistic socialism as equally conducive economic means towards the ends of generalistic liberation from tyranny.

Murray Bookchin's support of decentralized, non-hierarchical communal autonomy, coupled with a belief in individual liberty, indicates that he and his adherents are social libertarians.

Social Libertarian by rogue-economist January 23, 2011

Conservative Libertarian

A Conservative Libertarian in the United States is a person that adheres to the constitution as a libertarian does, but will do so in a conservative manner. Conservative Libertarians are conservative in political nature, such as foreign policy, homeland security, and economics while strictly interpreting the constitution as it states. They believe in free rights, liberty, and the opportunity for everyone to make it to the top. Conservative Libertarians leave it up to the individual to determine what is right and wrong for themselves, and leave it up to the states to deal with murder and unjustified actions. Conservative Libertarianism is also a political position that deals with morality and ethical beliefs, based that all men and women are created equal. It is also a political party that does not allow religious beliefs to get in the way of allowing all people (regardless of their background, ethical standpoints, religious standpoints, or sexuality) the promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Jim: Hey, John! Did you hear about conservative libertarians? They believe that it is up to the individual to decide what is right for themselves rather than making ridiculous laws that are aimed at 5 people, but directly effect the rest of the state's population! Like the 21 drinking age!

John: Yeah, I heard! And one of their best beliefs is to disregard all religious thinking when running the country to get things done, thinking on morality rather than religion.

Jim: Exactly! It's a shame that they haven't run the country yet because of the damn sheeple we have in this country...

Conservative Libertarian by Chris (Moomba445) M. January 6, 2009

Libertarian Socialism

Not an oxymoron. In fact, the term "libertarian" was first used by a French anarcho-communist back in 1857 to describe himself (an anarchist). The modern term libertarianism (economic freedoms) was originally called liberalism. The term "libertarian" describes liberty (thus, the term is also used to describe metaphysical liberty within philosophy and metaphysics), and the term socialism describes a society in which wealth is fairly distributed. Thus, it is neither a literal nor a practical contradiction.

A libertarian socialist would argue that a society based on such huge disparities of wealth is unfree. If you wish to enter into employment, you choose first and take orders later (as with liberal democracy). Libertarian socialists believe in voluntary association and economic democracy. This will allow the individual to reach his/her full potential.

The most famous example of successful libertarian socialism is the anarcho-syndicalist experiment in Spain during to Spanish Civil War, which was eventually destroyed by Communists and Fascists (see Orwell' "Homage to Catalonia" for excellent first hand reportage of this). At its peak, the anarchist union (CNT) had one million members.

Although sharing much of (if not all of) the Marxist analysis of capitalism, lib socialists vehemently oppose state socialism, especially the authoritarian socialism of Lenin, Trotsky, Mao and, more recently, the socialism of Hugo Chavez. The modern dispute between the two schools of socialism began in the First International, in which Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin bitterly argued over the road socialists should take. This dispute has continued ever since, with many Marxist regimes imprisoning, murdering (Russia), and exiling (Cuba) anarchists.

Modern advocates of libertarian socialism include linguist Noam Chomsky, historian and playwright Howard Zinn, and the Industrial Workers of the World ("One Big Union"), and the International Workers Association (of which the Spanish CNT is its largest affiliate).

Libertarian Socialism by Anarcho-Atheist January 16, 2009

libertarian traffic jam 

When drivers ignore the rules of the road and cause accidents. delays, accidents that results in in a traffic jam. Sometimes happening in times of mass panic like a natural disaster.

A complete lack of order, regulations, or rules that results in a disaster.

Oh great here comes a Libertarian Traffic Jam.

libertarian traffic jam by Libertatis July 12, 2015

anarcho-libertarianism 

A libertarian who views the abolition of the state as necessary for a free society. Unlike anarcho-capitlaists, an anarcho-libertarian does not seek anarchy as the ultimate goal, but rather as just one facet of a free society.

Libertarians come in all sorts of varieties. Some see the state as necessary for liberty and others see it as a direct violation. Followers of anarcho-libertarianism think the state must be dissolved as part of the process towards freedom.

anarcho-libertarianism by Freedomdude August 10, 2009