Tiberius Thought

Braun Spencer Thought is the economically center to center-right and culturally left-wing ideology of the blogger Braun Spencer.

[[File:Idealist.png]] Subjective Idealism [[File:Idealval.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought follows subjective idealist. He believes that, insofar as we can only verify the existence of our souls and consciousness relative to the physical realm, everything is relative to individual perception. In other words, literally everything is relative. Objectivity does not exist outside of what the individual categorizes within the physical realm.

[[File:Nihil.png]] Morality [[File:Hedonism-cloud.png]]
Per his subjective idealism, Braun Spencer Thought believes morals are a matter of personal preference since they too rely on individual perception. He sees the world as a struggle between competing moral systems; those who prove victorious get to impose their moral beliefs onto others. Critics feel this boils down to "Might makes right."

His personal moral preference is hedonistic  consequentialism. He sees pleasure—spiritual, psychological welfare (happiness)—as the end-goal of his ideology, and towards that end all tools at society's disposal would be justifiably employed.

[[File:Fed.png]] Federalism [[File:Fed.png]]
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[[File:Statecap.png]] Economic Model [[File:3way.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought's economic model is a synthesis of —itself a combination of   and  —and. He believes every sector of the economy is unique and thus necessitate different approaches based on present-day conditions. Sometimes a free-market path is best; in other cases  economic planning is ideal. In general he espouses public-private partnerships,  protectionism, effective  safety nets, and  market-based solutions.

[[File:Corp.png]] Strategic-Industry Policy [[File:Econnat.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought supports a strategic-industrial policy. In other words, for critical sectors of the economy—especially ones germane to political sovereignty (e.g., national security) and scientific, medical, and technological advances—he believes the  State should collaborate with and back  private enterprise to spur  progress. Alexander Hamilton, an influence on the ideology, said in The Federalist Papers #11:

Because of this, Braun Spencer Thought is often accused of. A key aspect of his strategic-industrial policy is favoring big firms. (Which he believes are easier to influence, more innovative, better for workers, etc.) He agrees with Joseph Schumpeter that corporations with their meritocratic structures, economies of scale, and (usually) oligopolistic competition are the most reliable private-sector sources of entrepreneurship (the introduction of innovative change). He also opposes anti-trust laws save for extreme cases in which a corrupt firm is abusing its market share at the expense of wider society—which is a historic rarity as even a "bad firm" can face retribution in other ways. The State should otherwise pick "winners" and back the most successful firms in the country, which will lead to prosperity, stability, and creative destruction. Controversially he also wants to expand patents to encourage even more long-term investments in paramount commodities like technology and medicine.

[[File:NeoMerc.png]] Trade [[File:Protect.png]]
In contrast with other Third Way advocates, Braun Spencer Thought advocates for. More specifically he advocates for. His primary justifications are rooted in embracing the international system's anarchic nature and thus recognizing the  pragmatic need for self-sufficiency. He believes that industries essential to the security and development of the United States should be backed against foreign competition by subsidizing domestic production and exports, tariffs (low in some but high in others), and increasing the number of foreign assets owned by the  Federal Reserve. He is fine, however, with free trade in non-essential industries; and while he opposes the United States being dependent on other countries, he would favor cases in which foreign nations, especially in  Mexico and South America per the  Monroe Doctrine, are dependent on it (e.g.,  ).

[[File:AgCap.png]] Agriculture [[File:Autarky.png]]
When it comes to the agriculture sector, Braun Spencer Thought supports an  autarkic form of  Agrarian Capitalism. He feels the United States with its geographical advantages is capable of complete self-sufficiency in food production. Through a combination of indicative planning, high tariffs on (most) food imports, subsidies for major agribusinesses, and interest-free loans for aspiring smallholders and  farming co-ops, the United States can abolish domestic hunger and ensure the population is well-fed in case of a global emergency. While some food imports are fine—as anyone who likes pears can tell you—the goal is to ensure there will not be severe consequences to global supply chain disruptions. Braun Spencer Thought acknowledges this would result in his country becoming more rural, as there will be an increased demand for agricultural goods, necessitating an expansion of the sector to supply it. (Which will boost profitability for agribusinesses, which is why they are the biggest champions of  food protectionism.) His agricultural policy can be seen as a hybrid of the  Brazilian and  Belarusian approaches.

[[File:Cap.png]] Privatization [[File:Corp.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought embraces a combination of privatization and  state ownership. The latter will be elaborated upon in the welfare and taxation sections, although something critical to Braun Spencer Thought is publicly-funded research and development, which is a source of many innovations (especially in the military industry) that are expanded upon by the private sector for civilian use. But in terms of the former he supports privatizing the following: Although it should be noted that even if a social service is privatized, the State can still use contracts and market tools (e.g., subsidies and taxes) to influence firms. For example, a local government can hire a private police firm to enact warranted arrests.
 * [[File:Edu.png]] Education
 * [[File:Policeism.png]] Local policing
 * [[File:WorkWelf.png]] Social Security (partially)
 * [[File:Construction.png]] Public utilities (sometimes)

[[File:Regulationism.png]] Intervention [[File:Dirigisme.png]]
While he does embrace deregulation, he thinks the best way to achieve this is by enabling methods of self-regulation. For example, strengthening the role of trade unions in the economy (such as  co-determination in most  European countries) so the interests of workers are factored into  corporate decisions while reducing the  class warfare which undermines the system long-term. W.I.P.

[[File:Fiscon.png]] Taxation [[File:PlannedCap.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought opposes "progressive taxation", believing it punishes the successful. Such measures result in a deadweight loss long-term, as seen in the United States by the 1960s; taxes were so high that firms were discouraged from accumulating profits, which in his eyes was a contributing factor to the stagflation of the 1970s. He believes high taxation in Europe are also why they are not as innovative as the United States, as making a profit there is almost impossible. Braun Spencer Thought also believes most forms of taxation are unreliable sources of revenue generation. For example: Jeff Bezos only takes home a salary of $70,000 a year. A high income tax will not do much to address "inequality." Corporate taxes, income taxes, wealth taxes, and others either punish success, barely brings any money to the State, or both. What he instead prefers are:
 * A progressive flat tax.
 * A progressive sales tax.
 * A value-added tax (VAT).
 * Ecological taxes.

He also supports the use of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and social wealth funds (SWFs) to generate revenue for the State as a form of voluntary taxation. SOEs—such as state-owned casinos, brothels, and liquor stores—would operate on a for-profit basis. Their profits would go to the State for social programs, utilities, etc. SWFs would invest in natural resources (like oil), non-commodity products, and (ideally) successful corporations to maximize returns. Tariffs would also generate substantial revenue. All of this, in Braun Spencer Thought's eyes, would reduce the need for private-sector taxation.

[[File:Welf.png]] Welfare State [[File:Welf.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought supports a welfare state. His ideal is a universal basic income (UBI), and he believes it will be necessary in the near-future as the elderly population grows and more people are displaced by automation. In the meantime, Braun Spencer Thought believes a welfare state should target the direct causes of poverty, rather than just give it a band-aid solution. In particular he supports
 * Wage subsidies like the Earned Income Tax Credit (to address poverty associated with low-wage work).
 * Disability insurance (to help those who are mentally or physically incapable of working).
 * Unemployment insurance (so those displaced by automation have a stable income while getting retrained).
 * Mandatory private health insurance with a public option (to reduce out-of-pocket medical expenses).
 * Public works (to help those who are out of the job market secure temporary work).
 * Public housing (to increase the supply of shelter while undermining HOA boards and local landlords).

[[File:AmericanNat.png]] American Nationalism [[File:Natprog.png]][[File:Civnat.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought is an American nationalist. He sees America as a nation with a unique history and shared destiny, and values its welfare. An American in his eyes is one who demonstrates a desire for citizenship it by promoting the nation's cultural, spiritual, and political values. He also sees patriotism as necessary to spur progress within his country's borders. Such civic nationalism drives many of his beliefs, including his  economic nationalism,  neo-imperialism, and  anti-racism.

[[File:Gay.png]] LGBT Rights [[File:Trans.png]]
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[[File:Anat.png]] Esperanto [[File:Anat.png]]
A supporter of unity, even in a multicultural society, Braun Spencer Thought advocates for making Esperanto the official language of the  United States. It would be taught in schools along with English as mandatory learning. He feels Esperanto is easy to learn regardless of native tongue (especially for English speakers). Since Esperanto has heavy Romance influence, and given the United State's sizeable Spanish-speaking population would break linguistic-cultural barriers between the demographics. Esperanto is also grammatically and lexically gender-neutral; thus playing a role in tearing down harmful sex-based divisions.

[[File:Anti-Racism.png]] Race Abolition [[File:TransRace+.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought is an enthusiastic supporter of utilizing race mixing and gene editing to eradicate race as a concept. He feels racism undermines the body politic's health; sowing discord which threatens war, chaos, and foreign meddling. (With the last on that list, see the Soviet Union's backing of  black nationalist groups.) The  United States would be stronger if all these race-based divisions—and the mere potential of them arising—were abolished. By encouraging different ethnic and racial groups to breed with each other and combining it with biotechnological alterations of DNA, we can abolish race completely (as a biological, social, and cultural phenomena); uniting all Americans as a whole.

[[File:Imp.png]] Global Hegemony [[File:Neoimp.png]]
Braun Spencer Thought believes the end-goal of foreign policy is global hegemony. In a world still divided by nation-states, and will be for centuries to come, every actor has their own interests and beliefs. For example, the Soviet Union believed that a global proletarian revolution was a moral duty; but they also realized that their economic model, as  Michael Lind pointed out in his book on the Vietnam War, relied on trading alliances with (and sometimes borderline colonization of) foreign countries. Their foreign policy reflected both the constructivist and realpolitik nature of their geopolitical situation. When nation-states are capable of exerting power, even at the expense of others, it becomes a patriotic duty. Thus, Braun Spencer Thought sees the need for a comprehensive foreign policy which advances the national security and economic interests of the United States utitilizing whatever tools are at their disposal (ranging from using  military intervention against foreign enemies like in  Panama under President  Bush H.W. Bush to  corporate rule abroad).

Relations
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 * -|Ideology Relations=
 * -|Self-Insert Relations=

Positive

 * [[File:BERNHEflash.gif]] BERNHE0504 - Probably the person I have most in common with in this community! Apart from some of your conservative social views, I don't have many complaints with you.
 * [[File:Vexism.png]] Vexism - Great friend, although we don't have much in common outside of a few philosophical similarities.
 * - One of the most wholesome members of this community, albeit more economically left-wing than me.
 * [[File:Stilluserricon.png]] - Embrace the profit motive and your ideology would be epic.
 * - Embrace the [[File:3way.png]] Third Way and you'll be based!

Mixed

 * [[File:Pixil-frame-0(27).png]] - You may have some based economic takes, but your conservative values are awful. Also, you should be supportive of [[File:Imp.png]] American imperialism since it was the biggest supporter of [[File:Suharto.png]] Suharto.
 * [[File:O%27Langism.png]] - A blend of syndicalism and mutualism actually seems based, but your anti-statism ruins everything. As [[File:Hamiltonianism.png]] Hamilton predicted—and which history only confirmed—you need a powerful central government and markets for [[File:Prog.png]] human progress.
 * [[File:Panth.png]] Pantheonism - Guild socialism is cringe and so is pacifism, but otherwise you're not too bad.
 * - Same with [[File:Vexism.png]] her pretty much, although you're a pleasant person.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe - Your views are tolerable.
 * [[File:Iconfloofel.png]] - A very wholesome person but we have nothing in common (except for agrarianism but for vastly different reasons).
 * - Same as above pretty much.
 * [[File:Rock.png]] Rocksism - Too left-wing but otherwise okay.

Negative
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Comments
O'Langism - add me?
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - Done.

New Model Of Cheesenism - add me
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - Done.

- Braun Doctrine, Spencer Model (BDSM) (also add me)
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - Will do.

BERNHE0504 - Add me?
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - Done.

Pantheonism - Add me Fedboi.
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - Kay.

- Yo can you add me :)
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - Sure!

New Model Of Cheesenism- *you should be supportive of American imperialism since it was the biggest supporter of Suharto.png Suharto.* well sukarno support by soviet and chinanese imperialism should I become supportive of them?
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - You shouldn't like Sukarno at all.

Vexism - add me?

- Readd me plox

- Add me, my G.

O'Langism - My ideology kinda changed. Update relations?
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - What exactly changed?

Rocksism - Add me?

Floofel's Thought - Added ya, add me please?

Glencoe- add plz

Stilluserr's ThoughtCan you add me?
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] - You've all be added!