# Libertarianism

*Not to be confused with [liberalism](liberalism.md).*

Libertarianism is one of very broad [harmful](harmful.md) political ideologies whose definition isn't at all clear, but which in essence gives highest priority to individual liberty and seeks to minimize the role of state. It is in some ways similar to [anarchism](anarchism.md) -- and just like anarchism it has many branches which frequently greatly diverge and even oppose each other -- it focuses on the people and believes people can form a working, decentralized society by loose associations, however while anarchism opposes state altogether, libertarianism may want to preserve some functions of the state such as courts and justice, protection from criminals etc.; libertarians believe in "equality before law" and they also mostly want to end private property and keep only personal property, i.e. usually opposing "the kind of [capitalism](capitalism.md) we have today" so that we can have "the better capitalism" (lol), however be careful, libertarianism basically embrace the **"law of the jungle"** or **"wild west"** mindset, some of the most retarded ideologies in history, such as ["anarcho" capitalism](ancap.md), are often classified as rightist libertarianism. So don't subscribe to this, it's shit.