Distributism
Distributismball is a third-way, free(-ish) market, culturally center-right ideology, inhabiting the center-high, far right section of the Authoritarian Left section of the Political Compass. He is based on the Catholic social teachings, particularly the encyclicals of Popes Leo XIII and Pious XI, and was developed into a more concrete ideology by Catholics in the 20th century, primarily G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. He believes in the widespread distribution of the means of production which are privately owned by the workers, widespread anti-trust laws, and the stratification of the federal government into the concept of the subsidiarity. He also believes that the smallest social unit is the family, not the individual as in capitalism, and likes guilds... a lot.
Stylistic Notes
- Distributism is often portrayed as a devout Catholic. He may be seen wearing a rosary or calling the Pope based. His ideology, in theory, can work with other religions, however.
- He's not prone to violence, but does get rather sad when someone calls him a "Catholic socialist."
- Distributism is best friends with Agrarianism and Longism and are often in comics together.
- He is often seen trying to find common ground with other ideologies, often successfully.
- He's basically "anti-centrist" centrism given that he combines the aspects of the quadrants that aren't advocated for by normally centrist parties under neoliberalism, which ironically helps him unify the quadrants.
- Distributism
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How to draw
Drawing Distributism is rather complicated:
- Draw a ball
- Draw a line in orange (#fc8922) vertically on the leftmost third and fill it in.
- Fill in the rest of the ball with orange-yellow (#fcc52b)
- Draw a dog in grey (#b0b4bc) carrying a torch (#898e95) with the flames stretching leftwards in deep red (#9d1d25). This can be as detailed or as vague as you want; we can't all be artists.
- Add the eyes, and you're done!
Relationships
Friends
- Agrarianism - My neighbor in all things
- Longism - EVERY MAN A KING AND NO ONE WEARS A CROWN
- Mutualism - Love u buddy, but get a government
- Anarcho-Monarchismball - This video and anything JRR Tolkien ever wrote on politics
Frenemies
- Catholic Socialism- Not much against the guy, BUT I'M NOT A CATHOLIC SOCIALIST!
- Social Democracyball- Has the right ideas about combining markets and re-distributive policies to create a more humane economy, but his centralized execution only furthers the problem and tends to the symptoms rather than the cause.
- Libertarianball- Has good ideas about decentralization, but his economic ideas lead to exploitation and derangement.
Enemies
- Naziball, Tankie, Fascismball- Godless tyrants
Further Information
Books
- Rerum novarum - Pope Leo XIII's thoughts on the exploitation of working class people by socialism and capitalism
- The Servile State by Belloc
- Economics for Helen by Hilaire Belloc
- The Outline of Sanity by Chesterton
- Utopia of Usurers by G.K. Chesterton
