Aderleth
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its fun watching socialists pretend that their faux brand of libertarian thought is authentic. it is not. If you support government redistribution of income you are not a libertarian you are a collectivist
Actually...
"The left-wing French communist Joseph Déjacque coins the political term "Libertarianism" to refer to the belief system of the radical anarchist left. Slowly, over the following century, its political orientation would change—but its anti-authoritarian tone would not."
Libertarian History - History and Timeline of Libertarianism
So in terms of the origin of the term, it was created by left wing collectivist anarchists, and subsequently co-opted by right wing small government fiscal conservatives.