loonytarianism

English

Etymology

Blend of loony +‎ libertarianism.

Noun

loonytarianism (uncountable)

  1. (US, politics, derogatory) Libertarianism, viewed as untenable or absurd.
    • 2000 May 19, rose...@idt.net, “Re: The academic Left claims that 'fascism' is "Right".”, in alt.politics.libertarian‎ (Usenet):
      Hasn't it dawned on you that the same forces that made communism unworkable also make loonytarianism unworkable?
    • 2000 July 28, Robert Calvert, “John Stossel's rantings”, in alt.politics.libertarian‎ (Usenet):
      John Stossel even seems to be trying to indoctrinate school children in the ways of radical Loonytarianism.
    • 2001 September 4, righ...@sodangerous.com, “Re: Does zero tolerance contribute to school shootings?”, in alt.politics.libertarian‎ (Usenet):
      Absolute, utter nonsense. Loonytarianism is crap. Other than a few nut cases, there is NO support for those idiotic beliefs.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:loonytarianism.
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