This lowly editor thinks not There is a perennial dispute on the table here Egoistic vs NonEgoistic concerns viz Self vs NonSelf concerns Individual v Social concerns Libertarianism is a celebration of the ego isnt it And by ego I mean self From the self comes liberty From the ego comes identity etcetera etcetera Socialism That seems to me to be all about the NONEGO Freedom itself is derived from man I know were just a lowly democratic encyclopedia and are prohibited from doing Original Research but seriously guys WAKE UP Are Libertarians socialists Isnt that like the diametric opposite of libertarianism I for one am not a big fan of submitting to the needs of the state or the people From socialism I see comes anarchism viz the propagation of herding behavior amongst humans Viz the abdication of a centralized authority If there is no centralized authority who controls the state of things A dictator thats who Take North Korea for example Or the former USSR or Nazi Germany All of these states are selfproclaimed socialists Are libertarians socialists I think not Thomas Jefferson Again guysgirls Im just making an appeal to LOGIC not AUTHORITY This particular Wikipedia article rides a fence Thoughts Please do not remove this writing I will reestablish it I am simply trying to create a dialogue Does libertarianism have ANYTHING to do with socialism Because socialism it seems begs for anarchyand anarchy as it were is a prerequisite for dictatorship Libertarians are the opposite of dictators we are individualssocialists are nonindividuals ideologically speaking There is a tremendous amount of confusion and out of this confusion comes intrepid leaders I am an Anarch but I do not believe in Anarchy Does that make any sense If the majority disagrees with me so be it But do not delete this post I would like to hear some thoughts Carol dont even think about it Are we advocates of logictruth or opinion