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^[1] (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^[2] (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^[3] (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.

Related terms

• loonytarian