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Since the downfall of the Soviet Union, Liberalism still going on strong to this very day. However, it has faced recent challengers, such as [[File:CHNNeocon.png]] [[Dengism|Chinese Neoconservatives]], [[File:Rpop.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Popul]][[Left-Wing Populism|ists]] |
Since the downfall of the Soviet Union, Liberalism still going on strong to this very day. However, it has faced recent challengers, such as [[File:CHNNeocon.png]] [[Dengism|Chinese Neoconservatives]], [[File:Rpop.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Popul]][[Left-Wing Populism|ists]] |
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[[File:Authoritarian Conservatism.png]]. Liberalism still, however, is the vastly dominant ideology across the west, and [[File:Cball-NATO.png]] [[Neoconservatism|NATO]], a relatively liberal organization, has continued growing. |
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Revision as of 11:43, 12 April 2024
"Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions."
Liberalism (Lib) is a centrist (
generally center-libertarian leaning),
economically liberal and usually
culturally centrist to
left-leaning ideology (although there are also some
culturally right liberal ideologies like
Conservative Liberalism and
Reactionary Liberalism).
The elements generally regarded as necessary for the development of a liberal state can be described as follows:
Governmental respect for individual liberty
Ensured equality of opportunity under the law
A free and open-market economy
Constitutionally limited government power
The separation of religious and state power
Other elements often found in liberal societies are:
Liberalism is regarded as being one of the dominant ideologies within Western nations. He is also dominant in some countries in Africa, though most African countries are social democratic,
progressive,
conservative,
nationalist, and/or
authoritarian. There is little liberal influence in Asia, except in
Japan,
Taiwan,
the Philippines and
South Korea, as well as factions of the
Chinese Opposition.
History
Proto-Liberalism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/7/7a/Humanismpix.png)
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Enlightenment ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/d/d1/JohnLocke.png)
During the time of the Enlightenment, a movement of scientists and philosophers going widespread all over Western Europe, John Locke, an English philosopher and political theorist, who also contribute to medicine, revolutionized the system of liberty with his "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"
19th Century ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/8/8d/Radlib.png)
See:
Classical Liberalism,
Radicalism,
National Liberalism,
Georgism
WIP
20th Century ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/e/ee/Neoliberal-icon.png)
See:
Social Liberalism,
Conservative Liberalism,
Keynesian School,
Chicago School,
Austrian School
Just before the first world war, the developing countries, especially the United States along begins to develop from its one ideology, Woodrow Wilson, the president during that time uses Conservative Liberalism to justify the excuse the absence during the war where they can free trade until some country decide to attack. After the first world war, the popularity of Liberalism grew more with the rise of
Franklin Roosevelt, introducing Social Liberalism. And in awake of the Second World War, the rise even grew upon to the resistance inside the occupied countries by the Axis powers.
21st Century ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/f/f7/Social_Neoliberalism.png)
See:
Third Way,
Neoliberalism,
Neoconservatism,
Technoliberalism
Since the downfall of the Soviet Union, Liberalism still going on strong to this very day. However, it has faced recent challengers, such as Chinese Neoconservatives,
Populists
and
Authoritarians
. Liberalism still, however, is the vastly dominant ideology across the west, and
NATO, a relatively liberal organization, has continued growing.
Beliefs
Though liberalism is rather vaguely defined, and its definition alters depending on when and where the term is used, it is typically associated with values such as multiparty democracy,
personal freedom,
equality of opportunity,
secularism,
human progress,
international co-operation, and
open-market economics.
What separates Liberal Democracy from pure Classical Liberalism is its higher emphasis on
social justice and
equality in comparison to its predecessor. Liberal Democracy tends to support moderate means-tested
welfare targeted at the poor to make sure that people can meet their basic needs. He, also with his dad, Classical Liberal, influences a lot of other liberal ideologies.
Variants
Liberal Internationalism
![](http://static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/thumb/7/78/LiberalInternationalismFlag.png/220px-LiberalInternationalismFlag.png)
Liberal Internationalism is a foreign policy doctrine that argues that international organizations should achieve multilateral agreements between states that uphold rules-based norms and promote
liberal democracy through things like
humanitarian aid or
military intervention. It is defined by achieving global structures within international systems that are inclined towards promoting a liberal world order through things like
global free trade,
liberal economics, and
liberal political systems. These international organizations would include institutions like
NATO,
EU,
UN, and the
IMF.
Secular Liberalism
Secular liberalism is a form of liberalism in which
secularist principles and values, and sometimes non-religious ethics, are especially emphasised. It supports the separation of religion and state. Moreover, secular liberals are usually advocates of
liberal democracy and the open society as models for organizing stable and peaceful societies.
Cultural Liberalism
Cultural Liberalism is a social philosophy that expresses the social dimension of liberalism and favors the
freedom of individuals to choose to whether to conform to cultural norms. Although, commonly referred to as
social liberalism in the context of the United States, doesn't imply an ideology per say, and just the general attitude that individuals should be free to decide their own decisions regardless of the political ideology.
This follows the harm principle, as cultural liberals believe that society shouldn't impose any specific code of behaviour on individuals, they defend the moral rights of nonconformists to express their own identity however they see fit as long as they do not harm anyone else.
Liberal Democracy
![](http://static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/thumb/4/4c/LiberalDemocracyFlag.png/220px-LiberalDemocracyFlag.png)
Liberal Democracy is a combination of liberal political ideologies that operates under a
representative democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between
multiple distinct political parties, the
separation of powers into various different branches of government, the
rule of law in everyday life as part of an open society, a
market economy with private property, the
equal protection of human rights,
civil liberties, and political freedoms for all people. This the most known and common type of democracy in the west, and is usually referred as just "
Democracy" in the west.
Authoritarian Liberal Democracy
See:
Illiberal Democracy
Authoritarian Liberal Democracy describes a hybrid regime combining elements from Liberal Democracy and
Authoritarianism. AuthLibDem governments entail power being concentrated in the hands of unaccountable officials—typically unelected
bureaucrats and
elected representatives who benefit from increased political apathy alike—which leads to a reduction in civil liberties. Local administrations, which tend to be the most democratic in the sense of high activity among citizens, end up being subservient to a
highly centralized government, increasing political apathy. Liberal institutions which are supposed to be impartial actors (e.g.,
courts) end up serving
partisan goals and their associated
special interest groups. AuthLibDem governments also empower
federal law enforcement agencies and routinely violate
civil or
constitutional rights (e.g., the Espionage Act and the Patriot Act, under
American Presidents
Woodrow Wilson and
George H.W. Bush, respectively). It can be argued AuthLibDem regimes combine technocratic and electocratic elements.
Personality
Liberalism is often shown getting easily angered or "triggered" by others and is shown to not be the biggest fan of violence. He is often schooled in debates.
However, he also has a wiser side that often acts philosophical. He advocates for the protection of individual liberty,
equality of opportunity, implementation of
limited government and the
opening of markets, and supports freedom for people like
gays,
women and
minorities.
How to Draw
Liberalism's design is based on a flag designed by u/Aransentin on r/neoliberal. The golden circle represents the world with the bars representing the invisible hand of the free market reaching around.
- Draw a ball with Eyes
- Make it blue (preferably (#006aa7) shade of blue)
- Draw a golden/yellow circle (#ffd700) and then make dents in it of the blue color. (Symbolizes the world being held by the invisible hand of the market)
You're done.
Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
---|---|---|---|
Blue | #006AA7 | 0, 106, 167 | |
Gold | #FFE680 | 255, 230, 128 |
Relationships
Enlightened
Enlightenment Thought - Grandpa! Thanks for teaching us all so much!
Classical Liberalism - Love you dad! Just regulate that economy a bit more, okay?
Capitalism - Free markets and private property is the way!
Neoliberalism &
Chicago School - Sons, you helped preserve my ideas when the world was on the verge of forgetting them. You’re my primary ideological successors, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
You also know more about economics than any of my other children.Social Liberalism &
Keynesian School - My welfare-loving, progressive nephews. I helped teach them everything they know.
Radicalism - I know you are just a SocLib who is no longer radical, but that's a good thing.
Social Democracy - A little bit extreme at times, but I'm still really glad you prefer me over
them.
Liberal Conservatism &
Rockefeller Republicanism - Tradition and freedom.
Conservative Liberalism - Aren't you LibCon again? No? Oh well.
Austrian School &
Hayekism - My laissez-faire loving relatives.
Shut up about the gold standard, will you?Arizona Liberalism - My peculiar relative...
Liberal Feminism - 👏 More 👏 female 👏 liberals.
Pink Liberalism - More... gay liberals?
Green Liberalism - The BEST form of environmentalism.
Georgism,
Social Georgism &
Steiner-Vallentyne School - My forgotten relatives. A land tax doesn't sound like a bad idea!
Civic Nationalism - The greatest from of nationalism.
Muscular Liberalism - My relative who wants everyone to get along a little better.
Big Tent Liberalism - All liberals should work together!
Exceptyou two
.
Civil Libertarianism - One of my biggest fans.
Anti-Authoritarianism - Same as above. But why are you so skeptical about the state ?..I see. A medium state indoctrinated by my principles won't tread on liberties, on contrary.
Liberaltarianism &
Social Libertarianism - The best libertarians. Free markets and moderate social justice are the center of the democratic system.
Technoliberalism &
Piratism - Technology will enable common people to topple authoritarian regimes!
Wait, what do you mean the Arab Spring failed?Ordo-Liberalism - Economical freedom and helping the needy is The Best match, Germany turned out successfully, post 1949-90.
Liberal Internationalism - Liberal international world order FTW! Long live the free-market world!
Christian Democracy &
Islamic Democracy - My religious children!
Even though the latter often degenerates into authoritarian ideologies likeErdoganism.
Neo-Enlightenment - I like a lot of what you say! Though, I don't know why you pretend to be
his successor...
American Model - My largest proponent in the modern day!
Legalize weed already, dammit.Jeffersonian Democracy - My historical American adherent!
Free your slaves already, dammit.Girondism &
Feuillantism - My French republican brothers.
Venizelism - You did good work in Greece.
European Federalism &
Nordic Model - The European project is one of my biggest achievements, just federalize and get rid of some bureaucracies and you’ll be perfect.
Helvetic Model - See? This guy gets it.
Frenemies
Progressivism - You and I have in the present and the past shared a passion for the liberation of the oppressed, yet at the same time
some of your variants
work directly against the liberty of which I fight for. Also, I hate it when people confuse me with you
*cough*.*cough*
Conservatism - Our relationship is pretty odd indeed. We constantly fight each other over cultural policies but in terms of economics, we can agree
sometimes
.
Libertarianism - I respect his dedication to classical liberal principles, but he misunderstands the positive side of state power.
Anarcho-Liberalism &
Panarchism - You claim to be the full realization of my ideals, but how could we possibly maintain liberty without a state to maintain the rule of law?
Neoconservatism,
Neo-Libertarianism &
Third Way - They spread my ideals worldwide, but often in a manner that scares me.
Liberal Socialism - I like your dedication to tolerance and moderation, but a socialist economy is unacceptable.
National Liberalism - A combination of liberalism and patriotism can be very productive indeed, but
some of you push it past the point of rationality.
Reactionary Liberalism - I appreciate your support of free-market economics, but wanting to go back to the middle ages while supporting enlightened liberal values is weird and more similar to a proto-version of myself.
Liberal Autocracy - W-what?!
Alt-Lite - Some of his supporters claim to hate me, yet many too also claim to be me? Bannon, however, is completely disgusting.
Jacksonian Democracy - The expansion of suffrage was good, but God's sake, could you not be a little more lenient regarding the Indians?
Bull Moose Progressivism - You were an early supporter of social liberal polices, but could you please be a little less imperialistic.
American Democratism - My presumably, most recognizable variant of the modern day. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not.
Just bombing third world nations like that? Really?Anti-Fascism - Look, I'm an anti-fascist too, but can you stop being so violent and beating up anyone who disagrees with you? At least he likes FDR's Land-Lease.
Right-Wing Populism - Most of you are delusional at best, however
Bernier with
Tice are pretty tolerable.
Kemalism - I am grateful to Atatürk for getting Fethi Okyar to found the Liberal Republican Party, but he was still too authoritarian regardless. Still better than Erdoğan, and at least modern Kemalists support me.
Chiang Kai-shek Thought - Lei Chen, Tsiang Tingfu, and Hu Shih supported you against the
commies, but why did you shut down the Free China Journal? Also, the white terror was horrific.
Japanese Liberal Democracy - Not the best example of my system but I have to admit you make Nippon a better place.
Bojoism - Tbh, you confuse me a lot. Are you a LibCon or a Trumpist? Your economics are mixed and I don’t really like Brexit, but at least you have some progressive social takes. I still prefer the Lib Dems over you- though I will support you against Corbyn, the old twat.
Pinochetism - You liked free-market capitalism, but now you just made us look bad.
Shapiroism - Why do some people claim that you "destroy" us? You only hate my cultural aspects, but like my economic beliefs.
Korwinism - I think it's enough work for today. I'm glad you're done with the political stage.
Tyrants
Socialism - The values of liberty, equality and fraternity cannot be fulfilled when you favor both equality and fraternity above liberty. Your ideology only gives rise totalitarianism.
Anarchism - Without a state, there is no constitution, and without a constitution is no right to consolidation.
Revolutionary Progressivism - Cultural progressivism is fine, but good God, you're insane!
Authoritarian Conservatism - So you want excessive communitarianism and limited freedom? No, thank you.
Authoritarian Capitalism - Respect of personal liberties is what differs us from socialists, you quasi-commie!
Paleoconservatism - Stop mixing religion and politics!
Reactionaryism - Why the f*ck do you want to return to the Dark Ages?!?
Alt-Right -
Alt-Lite, what a surprise!
Mercantilism - You've had your time, now I'm the status quo, deal with it!
State Liberalism - NO, YOU ARE NOT A LIBERAL! YOU ARE A DESPOT WITH PINK PAINT!
Nazism - Genocidal fascist maniac who killed tens of millions of innocent people.
Fascism - Another genocidal maniac who oppressed a lot of people!
Wait, we had aSON?!
Marxism–Leninism - A totally failed ideology that killed tens of millions. I especially hated
him.
Conservative Socialism -
You again?
National Bolshevism - National Socialism + Marxist socialism, this literally the quintessence of socialist tyranny.
National Communism - Moderate version of above.
Welfare Chauvinism - I must be looking into a hall of mirrors.
STOP POSING AS ME IN RUSSIA!Fourth Theory - Well, maybe Welfchauv wasn't that shameless after all... Get psychiatric help.
State Atheism - You're the same thing as a theocracy the only thing that changes is that you impose anti-theist beliefs instead of religious ones!
Juche - North Korea turned into a totalitarian communist dystopia because of you!
Maoism - Totalitarian genocidal commie who starved millions of his own people.
Dengism - Better than Mao, but never forget Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Quanguo is the worst of you, because he is a nazbol who is conducting a literal genocide in Xinjiang.
Putinism - Just like I won't forgive you for invading Ukraine. Also, Navalny is right, you're a party of crooks and thieves!
Trumpism - Ugh, disgusting. Please cool it with the protectionist populism.
Ilminism - Why in god’s name did you always want to assassinate and prosecute my followers, especially when they criticize you?
Neo-Ottomanism - Why are you trying to bring Türkiye backward culturally and religiously and arrest thousands of people in the emergency and those journalists just because they criticized you? Türkiye once held more journalists in custody than China. Your reactionary behaviors are just completely unacceptable. Atatürk was far better than you. Plus, why did you outlaw free speech recently??
Jihadism - Just leave me and everyone the f*ck alone, You fundamentalist terrorist!
Khomeinism - You can't force everyone in your country to follow your ideas and women to wear hijabs. This is human rights abuse!
Pahlavism - I don't care if You're secular and slightly progressive unlike that guy above. You oppressed many people!
Hindutva - India shall be open for Innovation and Progress!
British Raj had it's pluses you ungrateful Fanatic.Carlism - WTF?! GAHHHH!
Totalitarianism - YOU SHOULD KYS... NOW!
Zhirinovskyism - YOU'RE NOT ME!!!!
Further Information
Literature
Proto-liberal writings
- Politics by
Aristotle
- Discourses on Livy by
Niccolò Machiavelli
- On the Freedom of the Will by
Erasmus
- Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by
Étienne de La Boétie | Audiobook
- The Freedom of the Seas by
Hugo Grotius
- On the Law of War and Peace by
Hugo Grotius
- Areopagitica by
John Milton
- Leviathan by
Thomas Hobbes
- Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina of 1669 by
John Locke and
Anthony Ashley Cooper
- Theologico-Political Treatise by
Baruch Spinoza
General liberal theory and history
- Two Treatises of Government by
John Locke | Audiobook (second treatise)
- A Letter Concerning Toleration by
John Locke
- The Wealth of Nations by
Adam Smith
- Rights of Man by
Thomas Paine
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by
Mary Wollstonecraft | Audiobook
- On Liberty by
John Stuart Mill | Audiobook
- Progress and Poverty by
Henry George
- What is a nation? by
Ernest Renan | Audio
- Two Concepts of Liberty by
Isaiah Berlin
- The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism by
Paul Marshall and
David Law
- Liberalism: The Life of an Idea by
Edmund Fawcett
- Liberalism and Its Discontents by
Francis Fukuyama
Right-liberal theory
- An Appeal from the New Whigs to the Old Whigs by
Edmund Burke
- Democracy in America by
Alexis de Tocqueville | Audiobook
- The Bastiat Collection by
Frédéric Bastiat
- Liberty or Equality: The Challenge of Our Time by
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
- Nation, State, and Economy by
Ludwig Von Mises
- Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition by
Ludwig Von Mises
- Human Action by
Ludwig Von Mises | Audiobook
- The Constitution of Liberty by
Friedrich August von Hayek
- The Road to Serfdom by
Friedrich August von Hayek
- Capitalism and Freedom by
Milton Friedman
- Basic Economics by
Thomas Sowell | Audiobook
Left-liberal theory
- Of The Social Contract by
Jean-Jacque Rousseau | Audiobook
- Emile, or On Education by
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- On socialism by
John Stuart Mill
- Liberal Socialism by
Carlo Rosselli
- The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by
John Maynard Keynes
- Keynes Against Capitalism: His Economic Case for Liberal Socialism by
James Crotty
- A Theory of Justice by
John Rawls
- An Essay on Rights by
Hillel Steiner
- Left-Libertarianism as a Promising Form of Liberal Egalitarianism by
Peter Vallentyne
- The Conscience of a Liberal by
Paul Krugman
Critiques
- The Communist Manifesto by
Karl Marx and
Friedrich Engels
- Das Kapital Volumes One, Two and Three by
Karl Marx | Audiobook
- On the Jewish Question by
Karl Marx | Audiobook
- Combat Liberalism by
Mao Zedong | Audiobook
- Repressive Tolerance by
Herbert Marcuse | Audiobook
- The Conquest of Bread by
Peter Kropotkin
- Debt: The first 5,000 years by
David Graeber
- After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory by
Alasdair MacIntyre | Audiobook
- The Fourth Political Theory by
Aleksandr Dugin
- The Doctrine of Fascism by
Giovanni Gentile
- The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy by
Carl Schmitt
- Liberalism and the Limits of Justice by
Michael Sandel
- Why Liberalism Failed by
Patrick Deneen
- Beyond Originalism by
Adrian Vermeule
- Liberalism: A Critique of Its Basic Principles and Various Forms by
S J Louis Cardinal Billot
- Against David French-ism by
Sohrab Ahmari
- The Rise of Authoritarian Liberal Democracy by
Peter Baofur
YouTube
Channels
Arken the Amerikan
Bastiat
Destiny
Econoboi
Free To Choose Network
Liberal Sanity Project
Ryan Chapman
Johnny Harris
Stardust
Stephen Michael Davis
Whatifalthist
ShortFatOtaku
BritMonkey
Rose of Dawn
The Economist
Kraut
Videos
- A Guide to American Liberalism by
Ryan Chapman
- Libertarianism vs. Liberalism: What's the Difference? by
CallMeEzekiel
- How Classical Liberalism became Libertarianism by
Casual Historian
- Liberalism: where did it come from and are its days numbered? by
The Economist
- Liberalism's Great Flaw by
ShortFatOtaku
- The Leftward Drift by
ShortFatOtaku
- The Folly of Liberal History by
Kraut
- America could be a Utopia by
BritMonkey