A libertarian paradox?

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Never in my life have I seen an ideology so focused on what their ideology is in regard to how they determine their positions. Almost every libertarian I've seen on this forum has somewhere in their posts "well, libertarianism says ____" or a variant thereof.

I don't often see liberals running around saying "well, liberalism says x so I believe in x" and I certainly don't run around Atlas saying "well the socialist position in this case is x which is obviously where I come down on this as well." But for some reason, the ideology so focused on individualism seems to be the quickest to walk around spouting the same thing in unison based on what they read on some libertarian's blog or heard in the latest Ron Paul newsletter.

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I suppose I just don't hang out with enough Marxists then.

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No kidding, there are about a thousand different sects of socialists all claiming to be the true socialists.

Well it's a little different to criticize the purity of someone and to constantly be making sure you're in line with the "libertarian position" on the issue.

Even so, I'd call out a difference, considering libertarians are supposedly more individualist and independent minded opposed to the more collectivist tendencies of socialists.