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[[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]]<br>
[[File:Conlib.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism]]<br>
[[File:ConservConservative.png]] [[Conservatism]]<br>
[[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]]<br>
[[File:Minarchist.png]] [[Minarchism]] (Most)<br>
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'''Libertarian Conservatism (BertCon)''' also known as '''Fusionism''', '''Conservative Libertarianism (ConBert)''' or '''Conservatarianism''' is an economically and culturally right-wing libertarian ideology who is a combination of [[File:ConservConservative.png]] [[Conservatism]] and [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]], pretty similar to [[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism]], although one could also see Libertarian Conservatism as a group of ideologies rather than a uniform movement, and [[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism]] as a sub-group within it.
 
It advocates for the greatest economic freedom and least possible government interference, both in the economy and social life as a whole, mirroring [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|Classical Liberal]] [[File:Lfree.png]] Laissez-Faire [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]]. It prioritizes liberty and freedom of choice and believes this will help to serve conservative ends. It emphasizes the role of authority and duty in social life<ref>Heywood 2015, p. 37</ref>.
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==History==
The term started to be known when a prominent contributor in the National Review, a conservative editorial, [[w:Frank_Meyer_(political_philosopher)|Frank Meyer]], described his ideology as a fusion of [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism|Libertarian]] and [[File:ConservConservative.png]] [[Conservatism|Conservative]] ideals in the 1950's<ref>Feser, Edward (December 22, 2001). [https://www.lewrockwell.com/2001/12/edward-feser/what-libertarianism-isnt/ "What Libertarianism Isn't"].</ref>.
In his most influential book, In Defense of Freedom, Meyer defined freedom in what Isaiah Berlin would label "negative" terms, as the minimization of the use of coercion by the state in its essential role of preventing one person's freedom from intruding upon another's.
 
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Rothbard, after breaking with said sector of the New Left, had started to involve more and more in an alliance with the growing [[File:Plcn2.png]] [[Paleoconservatism|Paleoconservative movement]], seen by many observers, within [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism|Libertarian]] and non-Libertarian circles, as flirting with [[File:Altr.png]] [[Alt-Right|racism]] and [[File:Reactcross.png]] [[Reactionaryism|social reaction]]<ref>Sheffield, Matthew (2 September 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/09/02/where-did-donald-trump-get-his-racialized-rhetoric-from-libertarians/ "Where did Donald Trump get his racialized rhetoric? From libertarians" The Washington Post].</ref><ref>Lewis, Matt (23 August 2017). [https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-insidious-libertarian-to-alt-right-pipeline "The Insidious Libertarian-to-Alt-Right Pipeline". The Daily Beast].</ref>.
Rothbard then, regarding these critiques, suggested that Libertarians needed to appeal and make themselves look 'more acceptable' to [[File:ConservConservative.png]] [[Conservatism|socially and culturally conservative people]], who are a big portion of the American population.
 
===[[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism|Paleolibertarians]]===
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==Variants==
===[[File:RonPaul.png]] Ron Paul Libertarianism===
Ron Paul Libertarianism is the political philosophy of former Texas congressman and 1988, 2008, and 2012 Presidential candidate, Ron Paul. According to some political scientists, Ron Paul hashad the most [[File:ConservConservative.png]] [[Conservatism#United_States|Conservative]] voting record of any member of Congress between 1937 to 2002.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul#Political_positions</ref> He gained the nickname "Dr. No" due to his insistence that he will never vote for any legislation unless the proposed measure is explicitly authorized in [[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism|The Constitution]]. Paul is a strong anti-interventionist, criticizing [[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism|Neoconservetive]] foreign policy in the Middle East arguing that meddling in the region inadvertently caused 9/11. On economic issues, Paul is a proponent of [[File:Austrobert.png]] [[Austrian School|The Austrian School of Economics]] and is a strong advocate of [[File:Fiscon.png]] [[Fiscal Conservatism]]. He promised to never vote to raise taxes and states he has never voted to approve a budget deficit. Furthermore Paul is a strong advocate of ending [[File:Bankocracy.png]] [[Financialism|The Federal Reserve System]]. On social issues, Paul himself is personally against drug use and same-sex marriage, however he also believes that the government should not have the authority to regulate drugs or marriage.
 
===[[File:Sowell.png]] Sowellism===
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