eli5: what does social libertarianism mean in the U.S

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I recently took the 8Values quiz,if you ever seen it you know what it is. Libertarian socialism was my results. I consider myself smart but I feel like a neanderthal when it comes to politics 😂 could you eli5 for me?

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So, first off “social libertarianism” is *not* the same thing as “libertarian socialism” I can’t emphasis that enough. If you were called a libertarian socialist then please use and search for that term if you want to understand it. Infact these two terms refer to two different *opposing* ideologies.

Libertarian socialism means you highly value individual freedom. I.e. think drugs, gay marriage, building a house right next to a grocery store, etc. should be legal.
While also believing in socialism. Which is a belief that the means of production should be controlled by society as a whole as opposed to private corporations. Which is to say corporations and individuals should not entitled to profits generated by their workers.

Edit: social libertarianism is basically just libertarianism (as mentioned above) but without the socialist aspect. And a bit more emphasis on making sure everyone has a basic standard of living than standard libertarianism

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