There are many types of libertarians.
You can even have left libertarians who oppose private property rights in general. Libertarianism is one of the most wide-ranging political philosophies.
Yes.
I would say I'm kinda left libertarian, as my ideology has no common representation. The result of forming much of it earlier than most and THEN coming in contact with existing ideologies.
But I would qualify it as not opposing private property rights in theory at all, but having issues with how they translate into practice sometimes. If that makes sense.
I actually thought I had found "my" ideology when I encountered libertarianism.
It was the laissez-faire thing that refused to resolve for me.
I've just never seen the issue of the tendency of capitalism to not only create wealth, but to concentrate weath as well, addressed to my satisfaction.
No system made by man is perfect that I have encountered.
Our Constitutional system comes closer IMHO than anything prior to addressing the issue of humans and govt., but the Founders knew that time and wisdom would require it to evolve, so designed it to allow this "correction" of their vision.
No economic philosophy was set forth in the Constitution, as I feel was appropriate.
And capitalism is good at doing what it does.
But it is a system devised by man, and is therefore imperfect.
It was preceded by earlier ideas and will inevitably be followed with something that better suits some future set of conditions.
I am rarely able to even get anyone to discuss my concerns with capitalism, which are actually more with the details of how its shortcomings might be addressed than a rejection of it on its face.
The level of discussion on this forum has improved markedly recently. I really enjoy it.
And I really appreciate those who have opinions they have clearly formed themselves. As this means they think ABOUT what they're talking about, and not just HOW to prove someone else wrong.
That I always agree with!
I tend to test my conclusions against others'. To test them. Partisan, ideological bickering doesn't help me learn.
It actually tends to re-enforce my original belief when someone insists on answering a question I'm not asking.
Thanks for the thoughtful post, in other words.:2wave: