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	'''Thin and thick libertarianism''' are two kinds of libertarianism. Thin libertarianism deals with legal issues involving the ] only. Thus, thin libertarianism would permit a person to be racist, homophobic, etc. as long as he did not support the ] against others.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Libertarian Alternative\|author=Berg, Chris}}</ref> ] is an advocate of thin libertarianism.<ref>https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/insightful-critique-thick-libertarianism-thin-libertarian/</ref> ] describes thin libertarianism as "brutalism," which he compares unfavorably to "humanitarianism."<ref>http://reason.com/archives/2014/04/06/a-libertarian-opposition-to-racism</ref>

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	Thick libertarianism goes further, to also cover moral issues. Charles Johnson describes four kinds of thickness: thickness for application, thickness from grounds, strategic thickness, and thickness from consequences.<ref>https://fee.org/articles/libertarianism-through-thick-and-thin/</ref> Thick libertarianism is sometimes viewed as more humanitarian than thin libertarianism.<ref>http://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/tgif-in-praise-of-thick-libertarianism/</ref> ] has stated that she will leave the movement if thick libertarianism prevails.<ref>https://thelibertarianalliance.com/2014/08/13/wendy-mcelroy-i-will-leave-the-movement-if-thick-libertarianism-prevails/</ref> Thick libertarianism is sometimes described as rebranded leftism.<ref>https://christophercantwell.com/2014/05/12/thick-libertarian-strategy/</ref>
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	] rejects the dichotomy altogether, writing, "I have never found the thick-thin paradigm to be coherent, consistent, well-defined, necessary, or even useful. It’s full of straw men, or seems to try to take credit for quite obvious and uncontroversial assertions."<ref>http://www.stephankinsella.com/2014/04/the-limits-of-libertarianism-a-dissenting-view/</ref>
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