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Libertarianism is originally "leftist". The Classical Liberal Bastiat sat on the left in the Estates-General.
However, rather than using this to align myself with the left, I use this as an example for why I believe self-alignment with duocratic partisanship to be fundamentally misguided, demonstrative of narrow understanding, and generally counter-productive as it is ultimately a tool used to manipulate those who would rather have their thinking done for them.
Why must I fall on some arbitrary "spectrum"? The philosophy behind classical liberalism and modern libertarianism is far more ancient than our present concept of a one-dimensional political spectrum from "left" to "right"..
I disagree equally with neoconservatives and neoliberals, although not with perfect overlap.
The two-dimensional model isn't much better, in my opinion. Although I suppose at least I actually could be classified on it.