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Mr_Lasastryke posted...

even if the term makes sense, you've already lost me if you describe yourself as "libertarian" anything. i'm a socialist period and i think libertarianism is a dogshit political ideology. (same goes for anarchism, btw.)

i'll admit to knowing little - probably not enough - about chomsky's political beliefs, though.

Libertarian in this sense is simply pertaining to aspects of individual liberty and nothing more; it doesn't pertain to the government whatsoever. The socialist part obviously does pertain to the government.

Put them together and libertarian socialism largely just means socialism done through the marketplace via things like worker co-ops, with a very strong social safety net from a well-funded government.