• Purple_drink@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    24 days ago

    I would like to throw out there that the ACLU is a libertarian organization that would likely line up with the majority of the beliefs of Lemmy users. With that said I understand most people aren’t using libertarian in its ‘correct’ meaning as the ACLU does.

    • immutable@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      24 days ago

      Yea I tend to think than when someone identifies as a Libertarian they almost certainly don’t mean a civil libertarian, which is how the aclu actually identifies themselves.

      We have grown from a roomful of civil libertarians to more than 4 million members, activists, and supporters across the country. The ACLU is now a nationwide organization with a 50-state network of staffed affiliate offices filing cases in both state and federal courts. We appear before the Supreme Court more than any other organization except the Department of Justice.

      This is literally the only time the word libertarian appears in their own history https://www.aclu.org/about/aclu-history