Quote from: bigtimespaghetti on September 14, 2015, 04:34:23 PM

Quote from: THX 1138 on September 14, 2015, 04:03:04 PM

Btw, I think the interpretation of Libertarianism to Americans seems quite different to that of Europeans.

The UK Libertarian party seems fairly standard in it's goals and by extension the definition of a Libertarian. What difference do you perceive or believe is perceived in Europe? Please don't reference UKIP labelling themselves as a Libertarian Democratic party Wink

even if Farage is as close to a Libertarian MP as I've seen in my life (surely there must be others?).
Also, Libertarianism isn't really known amongst my generation (mellennial). Most of my peers see nothing wrong with sledgehammer state power to fix problems.

No, I wasn't thinking of Farage and UKIP. More along the lines of being a vestige of the earlier european Classical Libertarianism ancestry, coming out of an aristocratic and feudal background compared to the more contemporary American interpretation, growing out of self-reliance and resistance to tyranny. More to do with differences of what constitutes freedom between the two, I guess; perhaps a wider acceptance (resignation?) by Europeans to a larger role for the State - difficult to put your finger on, but I perceive it.