"Many of us call ourselves 'liberals,' And it is true that the word 'liberal' once described persons who respected the individual and feared the use of mass compulsions. But the leftists have now corrupted that once-proud term to identify themselves and their program of more government ownership of property and more controls over persons. As a result, those of us who believe in freedom must explain that when we call ourselves liberals, we mean liberals in the uncorrupted classical sense. At best, this is awkward, subject to misunderstanding. Here is a suggestion: Let those of us who love liberty trademark and reserve for our own use the good and honorable word 'libertarian.'" -Dean Russell, 1955

So it came to pass that several very different ideologies had the exact same idea at the exact same time, and so the Libertarian movement was formed. And now you know why I associate with crazies.