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Glossary of terms -- especially cryptic ones -- used in LP circles. | Glossary of terms -- especially cryptic ones -- used in LP circles. | ||
*Libertarian Macho Flash -- a logical, rational, and often harsh-sounding way of presenting libertarian ideas that appears to rational personality types, but confuses or offends almost everyone else. | *'''Big L Libertarian''' -- Libertarian with a capital L. A member of the Libertarian Party. People who are big L should also qualify as little L. | ||
*Libertarian Weak Bladder Syndrome -- A counterproductive tendency to water libertarian ideas down too much in order to fit in. | *'''Libertarian Macho Flash''' -- a logical, rational, and often harsh-sounding way of presenting libertarian ideas that appears to rational personality types, but confuses or offends almost everyone else. | ||
*LMF -- see Libertarian Macho Flash | *'''Libertarian Weak Bladder Syndrome''' -- A counterproductive tendency to water libertarian ideas down too much in order to fit in. | ||
*LWBS -- see Libertarian Weak Bladder Syndrome | *'''LINO''' -- '''Libertarian in Name Only'''. Someone who fails at being a little L libertarian while wearing the big L label. | ||
*NAP -- see Nonagression Principle | *'''LMF''' -- see Libertarian Macho Flash | ||
*Nonagression Principle -- That it is morally, ethically, and politically wrong to initiate force against others. Responses to such initiations with force can be appropriate and even necessary. | *'''LWBS''' -- see Libertarian Weak Bladder Syndrome | ||
*'''NAP''' -- see Nonagression Principle | |||
*'''Nonagression Principle''' -- That it is morally, ethically, and politically wrong to initiate force against others. Responses to such initiations with force can be appropriate and even necessary. | |||
*'''Small L Libertarian''' -- a libertarian who may or may not be a member of the Libertarian Party. Small L libertarians can be found in surprising places. Including most other political parties -- including the Green Party. | |||
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