User:Matteel/Sandbox

[[File:Dem.png]] Overview [[File:Dem.png]]
Mattism is a democratic ideology. Beliving that, democracy has shown itself to be the least worst system, atleast compared to all other forms tried. And, that countries without democracy are bound to fail compared to those with democratic institutions. However, he realizes that democracies can and have unraveled themselves. Which is why he supports protective measures to make sure that doesn't happen. Along with favoring reforms to our current system to make it more democratic, and to fight corruption.

[[File:Liberal_Democracy.png]] Liberal Democracy [[File:Liberal_Democracy.png]]
Mattism prefers a government that is built for the common good for the people, and thus, a a republic. Specifically, a liberal democracy. However, he wants to give the population more say in government, and thinks introducing policies that bring direct democracy into the government are a good idea. And, is supportive of a semi-direct democracy. Seeing it as the ultimate compromise between either a representative democracy, and a  direct democracy. So, Representatives should be largely responsible for governance, while citizens can have more autonomy through popular initiatives and referendums, ect.

[[File:Reform.png]] Civil Service Reform [[File:Reform.png]]
Mattism seeks to abolish the electoral college, seeing it as nothing more than an relic of the past that is barely functioning the modern day, and is disproportionately effecting third parties ability to compete, contributing to the duopoly we have between the two major parties, and the further elitism within these parties. With the ever increasing amount of people being disillusioned by our system, and not identifying with either democrats or republicans, he views this as a system that has to go. His first reform would to replace the electoral college vote with the popular vote. His other reforms would be to abolish the senate, seeing it as nothing more than upholding the elitism within the government, and preventing a lot of necessary reform. Along with a ban on corporate lobbying and gerrymandering. These reforms I would propose would, along with my other reforms, strengthen American democracy, prevent cronyism in our government, and give more people say in the government. As I believe our government shouldn't be for sale by massive corporations, it should be for the people, and make our overall system more meritocratic.

[[File:E-Democracy.png]] Electronic Voting [[File:E-Democracy.png]]
Mattism believes we need to push forwards technology that allow us to vote via things like, a phone, computer, ect. He is a supporter of an electronic democracy in this regard. However, realizing how vulnerable these methods are to outside influence, he opposes implementing these policies until we have the technology necessary to go through with it, but overall, he is supportive of the development of said technology. Voting via other methods will still be available and not be phased out. However, these policies would only be done on a local level, with things like national elections having to be done in-person or by mail.

[[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]] Whistle Blowers [[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]]
Mattism believes that people who expose government corruption shouldn't have to fear persecution, as the government and its institutions have a right to be inclusive and transparent with the population that is being governed. And, that any functioning democracy should work on ridding itself of corrupt officials in office.

[[File:Fed.png]] Federalism [[File:Fed.png]]
In terms of how the bureaucracy is administered, Mattism prefers local governance compared to a  unitary government, mainly due to how ineffective a unitary government would preform in the United States due to its size. Along with the fact that, federalism is inherently more democratic and less wasteful in terms of bureaucracy, the state's governments will know what their citizens know more than what the federal government will. But, states governments have to abide by the national laws, and the constitution.

[[File:DefDem.png]] Defensive Democracy [[File:DefDem.png]]
Mattism believes the government should actively protect its institutions from those who wish to do them harm, as we cannot give them the freedom to tear down our democracy. This would function like a defensive democracy. If your party actively poses a threat to democracy, it shouldn't be included in government. Believing that freedom of assembly and speech has its limits, and where they use their voices to silence the voices of other people is enough to warrant this.

[[File:Intercult.png]] Interculturalism [[File:Intercult.png]]
With how immigrants will be handled, Mattism supports Interculturalism. As he opposes how multicultural societies tend to self-segregate, and how  ethnic centric societies are very bigoted towards outsiders. So, it allows for diversity at the local level, while still allowing for a shared sense of national identity. He is also in favor of liberalizing immigration, as immigrants help contribute to the labor force, in addition to giving illegal immigrants the pathway to citizenship. However, there will be a wait list where the immigrants have to assimilated, and learn our culture and values before they can access any of the government programs, such as the welfare state. He also thinks it helps contribute to maintaining the social democratic state, as seen in the  Nordic countries. However, with less racism. Along with it being less destructive to the progressive movement, as cultures that do not tolerate our values will not peacefully coexist, and will unravel a progressive culture. He supports  in terms of assimilation, believing that immigrants only have to adopt the language and national identity, they can keep their previous culture and other things if they want.

[[File:Secular.png]] Secular Governance [[File:Secular.png]]
Mattism is against any religious organization playing a role in government, or the government subsidizing religious organizations through a tax exempt status. Which is why he seeks the complete separation of church and state. He himself is a pretty staunch anti-clericalist. Noting the nepotism, elitism, and seeing as how, historically, religious organizations have used their influence to further their own corrupt needs of their clergy men over the people. He is vehemently opposed to them having any sort of political sway, and would favor their influence in the public sphere be minimized, although, not through authoritative means. Cults will not count as freedom of religion, and if shown to pose a threat to society, will be extensively monitored. Hes opposed to forced secularism, or  religious governance. As well, he thinks that people who deny basic science based on their religious beliefs are very cringe, and only hold society back. And in this regard, he holds distrust of Islam, seeing as many third-world Islamic countries are riddled with  reactionaries  who use religion as a mean to further sentiment their rule. Not to say this doesn't apply to other religions, but, Islam in the modern day holds more relevancy. However, this is not to say I'm against Islam or the people, I still think they should be allowed to follow their beliefs. And is against the talking points of right-wing populists that excessively demonize the people, as a lot of them do nothing wrong.

[[File:Civilib.png]] Civil Liberalism [[File:Civilib.png]]
On the civic axis, Mattism is pro-privacy. Believing the expansion of the surveillance state in the United States hasn't been for the best interest of the people, but for the government to further its control over the general populace. He would enact reforms that weaken the surveillance state so it isn't so invasive into people's daily lives. This would include revoking the patriot act, and getting rid of other unneeded spying programs. As, he believes the government should be big enough to protect the people from harm, and to keep them safe, but also respect the personal privacy of daily citizens lives.

[[File:Socdem.png]] Overview [[File:Socdem.png]]
On economics, Mattism takes inspiration from several ideologies, being: State Capitalism,  Market Socialism,  Social Corporatism,  Social Georgism, and  Keynesianism.

So, overall, he's your pretty average Social Democrat. And, despite being pretty left-wing in his economic beliefs, he is still skeptical of most forms of Socialism, believing that  Capitalism as ultimately shown itself to be the best economic system in most of its forms, with having the longest longevity compared to such economic systems. In spite of this, he believes that numerous regulations are necessary to keep this success, and to make the economy work for everyone.

[[File:Keynes.png]] Fiscal Policy [[File:Keynes.png]]
In terms of macroeconomics, Mattism is self-described as a Keynesian. And as such, he believes that the government should actively take a hand in the market and create fiscal programs that increase spending to boost growth in the economy. Supporting increases of spending during times of crisis's to dampen the damage done during said crisis, to recover the economy.

[[File:Social_corpratism.png]] Mode of Production [[File:Social_corpratism.png]]
Mattism's mode of production would be that of Social Corporatism, he believes that the government should have a large influence in the market through  state owned enterprises in sections of the economy that are naturally monopolistic, such as railways and electric grids, and in parts of the private sector as well, that compete with businesses within the market. And in the labor market, there would be strong unionization of the working class, viewing unions as a favorable means to achieve working rights, along with it being necessary for the  progressive movement to keep political power.

He is also against union busting, believing that it is unconstitutional. Only being allowed when there is legitimate reason to do so, like when the union in question doesn't have the best interest of the workers they are representing. And, he thinks that companies that partake in such practice should be severely punished.

He advocates for class collaboration over  class struggle, seeing as classes do provide a benefit to society. And as such, the state should  to negotiate terms, with the state acting as a mediator between the two.

On the local level, ideally, medium to small-sized enterprises should be ran as worker co-operatives, although, this won't be enforced, but it will be encouraged through things like tax breaks and subsidizes.

[[File:Univhealth.png]] Healthcare [[File:Univhealth.png]]
Mattism is supportive of a, believing that it is detrimental to the nation to have people who cannot afford to pay for healthcare to be indebted just because they cannot pay. But, private healthcare options would still exist, as luxury for those who choose it, with the universal healthcare being the main option.

[[File:Trustbust.png]] Monopoly Busting [[File:Trustbust.png]]
Mattism supports breaking up massive monopolies. As everyone knows, it is not good to have monopolies dominating an economy. In this case, I would support bringing back the strong anti-trust laws that were present during the progressive era of the United States. Along with this, the CEO's of said companies shouldn't be allowed to own any shares in the companies that are broken up

[[File:Bankocracy.png]] Banking [[File:Bankocracy.png]]
Mattism believes in the creation of a strong central bank to regulate the supply of monetary units. However, private banks will still be allowed to exist, given under extensive regulation. And, how the banks and other things related will run will be dependent on the size of said bank.

[[File:Georgist.png]] Housing [[File:Georgist.png]]
On housing, Mattism views housing as a basic human right. And believes that this is were the market fails the most. He wishes to establish a land value tax to replace  property taxes. He supports. However, land value tax cannot be the only tax. As, the tax on its own wouldn't be enough to fund welfare programs. But, the reveune generated from this tax would contribute to the welfare state, making him a Social Georgist.

[[File:Corp.png]] Corporate Welfare [[File:Corp.png]]
Subsidies and corporate welfare can be accurately described as "socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor", and should end. He is against bailing out firms that are deemed "too big to fail". If a business is "too big to fail", than it is too big to exist. Seeing it as contributing to crony capitalism, and favoritism within the economy. Were the wealth is being concentrated to the top one percent, with small businesses being left in the dust.

[[File:Regulationism.png]] Taxation [[File:Regulationism.png]]
Mattism favors high amounts of taxation to fund a universal welfare state, and the upkeep in social services for the population. And, these taxes will better help achieve equality of opportunity .The list of taxes that would be introduced would include:
 * [[File:Georgist.png]] Land value tax - This is to decommodify land ownership, the tax will be between 80 - 100%. As well, being a landlord can no longer be considered a full time job, but private ownership of land will still exist.
 * [[File:EconProg.png]] Wealth Tax - The rich will be significantly taxed more through a progressive tax system. But, we cannot rely on just taxing the rich alone, as that isn't sustainable towards funding a welfare state. There will be various other methods used to get the most out of wealth redistribution.
 * [[File:Soccap.png]] Value added tax - A VAT tax will be used to replace income taxes, as they've shown to be better at raising funds compared to income taxes. And, with the added benefit that they are less easier to dodge.
 * [[File:Envi.png]] Carbon tax - This tax would be to stop companies from polluting the environment with carbon emissions, it will be progressive.
 * [[File:DvCoordination.png]] Payroll tax - The payroll tax will be used to tax employ and employer income.
 * [[File:Religious.png]] Church tax - Churches will be taxed progressively based on their size. And, there will be more ways of taxing religious sites other than just directly taxing them.
 * [[File:Long.png]] Corporate tax - The ideal corporate tax rate would be 30 - 40%. Green technology companies would have a significantly lower corporate tax rate, as to encourage innovation.
 * [[File:Protect.png]] Import duties - This is to protect vital industry from foreign competitors. But, how high or low the duty is were it depends on where the goods come from. Like say, from Canada for example, there would be low import duties. But, from a developing country, there would be higher import duties.
 * [[File:Krit.png]] Sin tax - Sin tax is needed to fund social programs. However, the former should be low as the tax is quite regressive and doesn't contribute a lot towards taxation.

[[File:Social-ism.png]] Employment [[File:Social-ism.png]]
Mattism believes that employment should be handled through government programs that help the unemployed find employment in the labor market, through active labor market policies, such as  welfare to work. Ideally, the unemployment rate should be somewhere around 5 - 6%. He also thinks it's wrong to discriminate against people in the work field for things that they have no control over, such as disability, sexual orientation, race, ect. And thinks that, if there are any accommodations that someone should need, then those accommodations should be met.

[[File:EconProg.png]] Minimum Wage [[File:EconProg.png]]
Mattism believes that Minimum Wage should be adjusted for yearly inflation, with wages being different for each job field you want to be employed in. With a base line standard being a wage that allows you provide for yourself at the bare minimum, with states adjusting it to fit the needs of their population retrospectively.

[[File:Progress.png]] Overview [[File:Progress.png]]
Overall, Mattism is a socially progressive ideology. He believes that tradition stems from the past, and is not to be held sacred. And thus, favors a culture of permissiveness and tolerance, and is a  cultural progressive. He is supportive of Feminism, ,  drug decriminalization,  criminal justice reform,  cultural secularism, ect. His beliefs largely following that of Civil Libertarianism, where individual rights and liberty are respected, and the harm principle is upheld. Believing that, as long as the individual is not harming anyone, then in most instances, they should be allowed to do as they please. Along with this, he takes some influences from, with the skepticism of metanarratives, believing that there is no objective metaphysical narrative for humanity that exists. With culture, he is not seeking cultural collectivism, making him a cultural individualist, however, with notable exceptions. But, for the most part, the person can do whatever they please.

[[File:Gay.png]] LGBT Rights [[File:Gay.png]]
Mattism views the  with sympathy, seeing as they have been historically trampled over, and with no representation in the public sphere. With traditional views of morality further adding the  hostility towards their existence.

He is in favor of complete marriage equality between those of Heterosexuality and  Homosexual couples. Seeing the definition of marriage is between two loving souls, as it wrong to give people who had no control over what they were born with fewer rights.

Additionally, he is in favor of Trans rights, seeing gender dysphoria as a real thing that has been historically unaccounted for due to said views, that historically, has demonized these people. However, he does realize the dangers of putting children on things like hormone therapy, and wants to put restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare to prevent such dangers from happening, these restrictions would make it so that you have to be an adult to go through such. But, the surgeries and things associated with it will be provided for by healthcare givers, seeing it as a form of healthcare.

However, he views the Pride movement as a double edged sword, seeing as it has helped with the destigmatization of these individuals, but seeing it as an extension of  pseudo-progressivism, where  massive corporations use it as an excuse to appeal to  progressive crowd to increase their profit margins. So, he supports the societal acceptance of people within the LGBT community, but views the Pride movement with suspicion, but isn't against it.

[[File:DvPermission.png]] Bodily Autonomy [[File:DvPermission.png]]
Mattism believes that, as long as what you're doing isn't harming anyone, then in most instances, you should be able to do that. With this, he favors the decriminalization of most victimless crimes, believing  that the government has no right to regulate the behavior of people most of the time, and decriminalization has more positive effects than negative effects. As, it doesn't make sense to waste law enforcement resources on things that can just be easily regulated and subsidized to earn untapped money that could be used for government programs.

[[File:Fem.png]] Feminism [[File:Fem.png]]
Mattism would self-describe himself as a "male feminist", being sympathetic to the talking points of modern day feminism, while still holding some contempt for the modern day feminist movement. So, he's not against feminism, and even calls himself one, but thinks that some of their points could be adjusted.

He's against traditional gender roles, seeing them as a product of society, and not that of nature. Thinking it's best that women break free the constraints of them, as this would ultimately contribute to a society were women are more free to decide their own paths in life.

With this, he is firmly in the pro-choice camp, believing that the choice ultimately lies with the women. And as such, is for the liberalization of, seeing the label  "pro-life" as inherently untruthful. Seeing as many pro-lifers don't even care about the mothers health, or the welfare of the baby after they are born. And, even defend it in cases of rape or incest, which is just abhorrent in many ways. Along with not being supportive of welfare programs that help mothers, while supporting things like the  death penalty. And, while this isn't the case with all pro-lifers, as they come in many shapes and sizes, he still finds it awful that people defend forcing a mother to give birth. Along with just with that life doesn't start at conception, and is just a bundle of cells, it isn't murder. It's that simple. Seeing as banning abortion doesn't end abortion, but only ends safe abortions, he supports the legalization of first, and second term abortions. With third-term abortions being regulated where the women's life is in danger, rape or incest, ect. As well, he is also for the wide spread availability of contraception, as being pro-choice doesn't mean pro-abortion, he wants comprehensive sex education to reduce the amount of abortions. He prefers abortions to be safe, legal, and rare. And, despite being mentally disabled himself, doesn't care about the pre-natal screening of babies to detect genetic disabilities, thinking that the mother should have full consciousness. Because, he despises how people with disabilities are often used as talking points of the right-wing, which is what pushed him to be progressive to begin with.

However, he is against affirmative action, seeing it as the employers decision to hire based on  merit, instead of things like gender or race.

[[File:GRights.png]] Gun Rights [[File:GRights.png]]
Mattism believes that people should be allowed to own guns, given they have no criminal back round. But, with this, there should be numerous regulations in place to keep bad actors from easily attaining guns, which is what could be seen for the extensive gun violence problem this country faces. And, while not wanting to outright ban weapons that are deemed "for war", he wants extensive regulations on them, seeing as the majority of people will never own these types of fire arms, but still believing that people who want to own them and can actually afford them should be allowed to own them.

[[File:Scientocracy_Small.png]] Education [[File:Scientocracy_Small.png]]
Mattism believes our education system is in desperate need of reform. And, that education should be free from K-12, with college tuition being free as well, seeing tuition fees as stupid. A long with how things are taught, he is in favor of impartially, as things like History shouldn't be taught through a nationalistic lens. Along with teaching politics to our children to avoid the current gerontocracy our government is, but should be done in a neutral way that encourages students to pick their own beliefs.

In terms of schools and how they are administered, he believes that there should be a mix of private and public schools, with private schools as luxury, but shouldn't be funded through things like vouchers. With the attention going to meeting the upkeep of public schools. Along with this, religious schools can still exist, given that's freedom of religion. But, there will be no tax exemptions or vouchers for them.

[[File:Autism.png]] Disability Rights [[File:Autism.png]]
Being on the spectrum himself, he's greatly sympathetic towards those with disabilities. Seeing as, their chance to live a meaningful life gets drastically reduced, along with the quality of living. With this, he would propose more funding towards social programs that help those in need, for things like schools, nursing homes, expanding accessibility in things like the job market, ect. As, while, he is obviously better off than a lot of people within this group, and is pretty capable of providing for himself, he still recognizes that there are many who less fortunate than him, and thinks its unfair for them to be at the bottom and vulnerable of society.

[[File:Youth.png]] Youth Rights [[File:Youth.png]]
Mattism thinks its wrong to deny the rights of people based on their age, seeing the current system as too strict, and is supportive of youth rights. He believes that the voting age for local issues should be lowered to 16, with things like the presidency staying at 18. Along with more inclusion in things like the workplace, where there is a notable preference towards older people compared to younger people.

[[File:Racenat.png]] Race [[File:Racenat.png]]
Mattism believes that race or  ethnicity are irrelevant, and shouldn't sure in any factor towards things like immigration. However, he does realize that having a colorblind approach does ignore some issues, like with police brutality. But, he does think that people should be judged based on the content of their character, and not on things like race or nationality.

[[File:FDF-Pirate.png]] Copyright & Internet Reform [[File:FDF-Pirate.png]]
Mattism has views how large companies are abusing their power to infinitely extend copyright so their intellectual property stops from going into public sphere as unacceptable. Along with how giant tech companies mass farm users internet data just to increase their already massive profit margins, which creates many issues in of itself, and just the fact that it is unethical to do that. He is supportive of pirate politics. Seeing them as, monopolistic, greedy, and corrupt.

[[File:Egirl.png]] Pornography and Prostitution [[File:Egirl.png]]
Mattism believes that Pornography constitutes freedom of speech and expression, and should be allowed for those who are legally old enough to view it. On Prostitution, he believes it's the women's choice to sell her body or not. As long as it's done consensually, then it's perfectly fine, and should be legalized. Seeing as the anti-porn movement is based off of fearmongering lies, he thinks it is retarded, even more so than prohibition, and unpractical to propose any sort of censorship on this media. As, it will always exist whether you like it or not, and banning it will contribute to black market crime related to it, and will only push it underground. As, this can be seen many times throughout history, such as the drug war, or prohibition.

[[File:Civlibert.png]] Euthanasia [[File:Civlibert.png]]
Mattism supports the legalization of euthanasia, believing that if a mentally ill person chooses to voluntary end their own life, then that is their choice and their choice alone, and for it to be immoral & inhumane to let someone who is suffering when they choose to end their own life to let them continue living.

[[File:Klep.png]] Criminal Justice Reform [[File:Klep.png]]
Mattism believes that systemic racism is still well alive and present within the American justice system, despite how long we've come since Jim crow laws. And, as such, is a supporter of criminal justice reform. On cops, he believes that police unions should still exist, but with their negotiating powers restricted. Along with redirecting some of the funds to social programs, but, opposing abolishing or defunding them.

On prisoners and prisons, he opposes capital punishment, and believes that it should be outlawed in all the states. On how prisons treat their prisoners, he believes that justice should focus on rehabilitative justice. With prisoners being allowed to vote once they've finished their prison sentence and have payed the price for their crimes. However, he realizes that some crimes are too bad to forgive. In this case, he would support punitive justice, but with the chance of parole.

[[File:Transh.png]] Technology [[File:Transh.png]]
He would consider himself a moderate transhumanist, and is supportive of  Democratic Transhumanism. Believing that, technological development is almost always for the betterment of society. And, thus, is largely supportive of technological development. Such as developing green technology, pushing for  electronic voting, and the betterment of  womens rights, ect. And, seeing technology as a good way towards liberation for those with disabilities as well. But, he does see the good and bad of job automation, as job automation has pushed millions of jobs that nobody wants to work as largely irrelevant, but also pushes out highly skilled job workers in the workforce, along with having the largest impact on low skill job workers. With this, he believes that automation should be used, but the money used from it should go to the welfare state to fund social programs.

[[File:Covidism-icon.png]] Vaccine Mandates [[File:Covidism-icon.png]]
Mattism believes that mandating vaccinations is necessary for the eradication of diseases. And, is both pro-vaccination and pro-mandate, but not on the same level as some countries like China. But, he views lockdowns as unfavorable, as they cause economic slowdown. With that, they should only be used during the start of a pandemic, with anything further from that being a betrayal of the vaccinated people.

[[File:FreeSpeak.png]] Freedom of Speech [[File:FreeSpeak.png]]
Mattism supports, seeing it as necessary for a country to keep the market place of ideas running. However, there will be notable restrictions on freedom of speech, such as things like defamation, hate groups, and protecting the public welfare of citizens. So, overall, he thinks freedom of speech should be near absolute, but not absolute. Seeing as a society were all ideas are tolerated would be a society that would eat itself alive, and would fall to the minority of intolerant people who would seek to undue those liberties that allow people to express themselves. He is against hate speech laws, seeing them are inherently coercive to civil liberties, and not actually protecting the people said laws seek to protect the people that they are aimed towards. He does, however, hold a couple of exemptions with this view. Like in Germany for example, where it is a crime to deny  the holocaust, given the context of what happened in that region and where it happened, that should indefinitely stay a crime. But, he dislikes how the governments where laws like these are implemented go overboard with these laws as well, so he would loosen up those laws so they're not as strict. But, not eliminating them.

[[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]] News and Media [[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]]
Mattism believes that mainstream media is a decisive tool that has allowed for corporate money to stay on top, with the population being ever so clueless about alternative options, or the way they are being manipluated. Despite this, he thinks bringing back the Fairness Doctrine wouldn't do a whole lot to counteract this problem, mainly due to it being in a time period where it could actually be enforced. A better solution would to directly break up the hegemony of corporate media.

[[File:Laicism.png]] Cultural Secularism [[File:Laicism.png]]
Mattism largely views the decline of spirituality and religion in western society as an overall net-positive development for society, as it contributes to  secularism. And as such, he thinks that society should be based on secular values and ethics. Although, nothing that forces secularization, just based on developing the material needs of people to the point were, religious influence declines in the public sphere, with a following rise of secular humanism (or just humanism in-general) to follow up with it. As, this can be seen in many developed western countries.

[[File:7AA75006-F094-416A-8824-CCA033321FA3.png]] Drugs [[File:7AA75006-F094-416A-8824-CCA033321FA3.png]]
Mattism believes that drug war was unilateral disaster, that put many innocent lives in jail, and only contributed to the prison industrial complex. And, he supports the, with soft drugs being completely legalized. Seeing as the "law" cannot even be enforced properly, it being a law in the first place is quite useless.

[[File:World.png]] Overview [[File:World.png]]
Mattism, despite his left populist influences, isn't  Anti-American like how would you expect some of them to be. In fact, despite of what he thinks of the elites, the government, and ect. He sees that the West is the lesser evil between the major world powers, as the powers of the West uphold his views more than compared to those of the East. So, he is supportive of a policy of atlanticism. Because, he would prefer to live under Western hegemony compared to the hegemony of other world powers, seeing them as being, more often than not, authoritarian, oppressive, and conservative.

He is an  in terms of diplomacy. Believing that international co-operation is most often than not, at the benefit of the country, and a downright necessity for the progression of humanity. In this regard, he is staunchly opposed to isolationism. But, he isn't against nationalism, seeing as nationalism doesn't have be a disunifying thing for humanity, and can actually be useful in uniting humanity, this is what I would call human nationalism. Along with supporting pan-nationalism, seeing as countries that have similar culture ties have the most to gain, although without abolishing borders. Despite this, he has a rather protectionist view of trade, seeing as how modern world powers have used trade as a means to in debt countries, seeing it as  neo-imperialism. And, as such, he is supportive of Alter-Globalization. In terms of the military, he is a, believing that a policy of pacifism as a major power would be Disastrous, and thinks that the military influence of the United States should be kept, albeit in a limited form.

In terms of independence movements, he would consider himself an independence ally, and is sympathetic to people being oppressed under colonialism. This is where his Anti-Colonial stances come from, thinking that people fighting oppression in authoritive regimes should have the right to self-determination. However, he views independence movenets in countries that aren't fighting against authoritarianism with suspicion.

[[File:Atlanticism.png]] Atlanticism [[File:Atlanticism.png]]
Looking at the current state of geopolitics, Mattism believes that the the west is the lesser evil between the two, with the East being filled with brutal dictators that do not respect human rights, political rights, or progressive values. With the West respecting these values more, he is in favor of United States hegemony on the global stage. Believing that the hegemony of western powers has done more to develop the world, ensure  peace, and contribute to  progressive values. So, that hegemony should actively used to undermined the authoritarian states like China or  Russia.

[[File:Globnat.png]] Trade [[File:Globnat.png]]
Mattism believes that countries should trade with each other when it benefits them, seeing trade as one of the driving forces in the growth of an economy, and excessive  protectionist polices a determinant to that. Where goods that cannot be easily produced in said country could be brought to the country through trade. However, he opposes free trade. Seeing as, it has allowed the outsourcing of American jobs to poor countries, increased the profit margins of massive corporations without benefiting the people at all, and has, overall, contributed to the corporatocratic state we are currently living in. So, he is vehemently against outsourcing our jobs to countries like China, or countries were the working conditions are poorer of that of the host country. And, is in favor of leaving free trade agreements like NATFA. So, he would call himself a fair-trade protectionist, believing that trade agreements should be at the best interests of both countries. With this, he favors low tariffs, and liberalized trade with countries with good relations of the United States. So, trading with authoritarian regimes like China is bad, but trade with  American allies is good. And, should be used to challenge the economic domination of said authoritarian states.

[[File:Cball-China.png]] China [[File:Cball-China.png]]
Mattism cannot in any good faith recognize or support the current government of China, a government that is  commiting the biggest human rights abuse since the holocaust, has an  social credit system, is a  one party state, has  no respect for human rights or civil liberties, and is  totalitarian. With all of this in mind, and a lot more, he thinks it's the best interest of the West to contain the influence of the CCP, and their evil practices from spreading. As, the Chinese government has shown to not care for the welfare of its people, and has proven the world time and time again that it is the biggest threat to world peace, it should have its power undermined at any given opportunity. And as such, he is a staunch supporter of Taiwanese independence on the international stage, along with giving his unconditional support towards the  Milk Tea Alliance, and the  Hong Kong Protesters.

[[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Russia [[File:Cball-Russia.png]]
Mattism believes that Russia's territorial expansions should, in absolutely zero way, be recognized. And, that all the lands stolen should be given back to their neighbors. And, he condemns the invasion of Ukraine, believing that this war should blow up in  United Russia's face hard. As, the West should have zero toleration for such territorial ambitions. Although, the current government of Ukraine is by no means perfect, but seeing it as the lesser evil towards  Russia, and would favor  Ukrainian admission into both  NATO and the  European Union. Along with this, Putin's puppet leaders, like  Lukashenko, should be internationally condemned.

[[File:Human.png]] Foreign Aid [[File:Human.png]]
Mattism views foreign aid as a double edged sword. On one hand, when use rightly, it can actually helped underdeveloped countries in need and prevent the deaths of thousands of people through humanitarian aid. But, on the other, it can be used by corrupt officials to further their own wealth, while leaving very little of the population it was intended to be given too. But, in spite of all of this, he still has a rather favorable view of foreign aid, seeing as the United States has helped prevent the deaths of millions of people through its foreign aid programs, he is very much in favor of increasing the amount of foreign aid given to countries. Seeing it as a tool that can be used to further positive relations with the US on the global, and for peaceful diplomacy.

[[File:Cball-EU.png]] European Union [[File:Cball-EU.png]]
Mattism supports the European Union as an idea, seeing how it has brought Europe closer together, has been a force for good for the  progressive movement, and has brought peace and prosperity to Europe. However, he does oppose the austerity measures in the union, seeing as it's increasing to the wealth inequality within Europe, and along with some of its institutions. So, he would be a  in this regard, and more open to reforming the institutions he takes issue with than outright abolishing it. He opposes the idea of a untied europe, seeing as it is largely impratical, and would either become undemocratic, or fall apart entirely due the massive amounts of disagreements within and between European governments. And, with this, he is supportive of the European Union in sanctioning authoritative governments that are faltering on having democracy like  Poland.

[[File:Cball-UN.png]] United Nations [[File:Cball-UN.png]]
Mattism believes that the United Nations doesn't really do a whole lot, but sees the organization as a useful tool for peaceful diplomacy. And, as such, is supportive of the United States to remain within the  United Nations. But, he would reform the institutions of the United Nations to be more democratic, and to make governments actually accountable on the world stage. Seeing as, international law is something that doesn't exist and is largely made up by big powers, but still wanting international law, seeing as it could get us closer to world peace.

[[File:Castro.png]] Cuba [[File:Castro.png]]
In spite of what he thinks of the Cuban government, he thinks that the blockade against them is unjust, and should be lifted. However, the current government isn't some anti-imperialist baston that is "resisting westoid imperialism", it's just a brutal dictatorship that surpresses any personal rights of its citizens. And, with this, he promptly sides with the cuban protesters. And, would support a revolution against the current Cuban government by the Cuban people, as they deserve a lot better than what they currently have. Not some authoritarian, corrupt, and brutal dictatorship. They deserve a democratic and fair government.

[[File:Necon.png]] NATO [[File:Necon.png]]
Mattism holds a rather favorable view of NATO as an alliance, thinking that progressives who oppose it are misinformed, as it has also been a force for good for the  progressive movement. Along with NATO being necessary for the defense of Europe. But, with this in mind, he doesn't like some aspects of the alliance. That mainly being, the alliance not requiring its members to maintain its democratic status, the unncessary interventions, and it being too centric on the United States. He would've been in favor of abolishing the alliance for a collective security council, but seeing the way things are recently going with current events, the alliance has shown to still have a purpose, and he will still continue to support its existence against chinazis and  putinists, ect.

[[File:Zio.png]] Israel and Palestine [[File:Cball-Palestine.png]]
Mattism believes that Israel or  Palestine is none of our business, and we should drop our international support for either of the sides, as he is pretty against using tax payer dollars to fund Israel. Along with this, he is against Zionism as an ideology, seeing its brutality towards the Arabs, he doesn't like Israel as a state, but isn't opposed to Israel as a state existing. But, that doesn't mean he likes Palestine either, as Hamas is a terrorist organization, and is no better than the Israeli government in terms of brutality. Ideally, both governments should collapse, and in its place, a one state solution that includes both Arabs and Israelis, based on secular governance. However, realizing how idealistic that is, the next best option would for both sides to drop their extremists, and tone down the ethnic centric nationalism to  civic nationalism, and peacefully co-exist.