Civic Liberalism

Civic Liberalism, clipped to CivLib, is an economically center-right, civically moderate, and culturally centrist ideology. it is the self insert of reddit user u/BernardFG1. Its economic policy can be described as an evolution of Social Capitalism and  Ordo-Liberalism economic thought. His social views can be summarized as the preservation of established institutions and traditional principles within a political democracy along with allowing society to progress organically rather than engineering change.

[[File:welf.png]] Government spending
CivLib among other government services (such as law enforcement) is a strong believer in welfare in order to aid the poor such as vouchers for healthcare and education but opposes most state ownership of industries. He supports a balance budget and generally opposes deficit spending unless it is absolutely needed.

[[File:Regulationism.png]] Regulation
One of Civlibs fundamental believes is that the government is meant to protect its citizens as a result it argues in favor of regulations designed to protect both workers and consumers along with a minimum wage that is tied to inflation. He also supports anti-trust laws seeing monopolies as stifling competition which causes economic stagnation. Despite this moderate interventionism CivLib heavily supports market based economies and heavily opposes centrally planned economies.

[[File: Cap.png]] Taxation
Civlib is a supporter of a land value tax inorder to replace property taxes and maybe even income tax. However if income tax is not to be replaced he believes income tax should be capped at 49%. Civlib heavily opposes inheritance and wealth taxes however seeing them as an unjust form of taxation.

[[File:World.png]] International trade
He believes in a free, global trade network. However he recognizes the dangers of globalism such as the de-industrialization of the USA which lead to unemployment in the 1970s as a result he argues in favor of "positive protectionism" which is meant to promote local production by providing tax reductions and subsidies on locally produced goods rather than discourage foreign trade through tariffs.

[[File:Envi.png]] Environmentalism
Civlib heavily supports environmental regulations (especially regulations to combat air and water pollution) and subsidies in order to reduce pollution and fight climate change. Civlib is a supporter of nuclear energy as a clean source of electricity and a way to achieve energy independence. He also supports a tax on carbon as a way to encourage businesses to pollute less.

[[File:Liberal Democracy.png]] Liberal Democracy and Populism
Civlib is a believer in the concept of liberal democracy, a system that is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into different branches of government, the rule of law, a market economy with private property, and the equal protection of human rights, civil rights, civil liberties and political freedoms for all people. As believer of liberal democracy Civlib heavily opposes modern populism. To civlib modern populism is defined as a movement heavily opposing the modern establishment and claiming to champion the people. Civlib's biggest critique of modern populism is its opposition to liberal democratic systems. One of the most important foundations of a liberal democracy is the rule of law, it is what maintains stability in a democracy. Modern populist subvert this expectation by "championing the people" and "opposing the elite" which supposedly run the government they justify subverting and undermining democratic institutions meant to uphold the rule of law and civil rights. This can be seen in Hungary under Viktor Orban or in Turkey under President Erdogan. Even when populist leaders do not fashion themselves as effectively dictators once in power they tend to cause distrust in the system by actively asserting their ideology and separating themselves between an "us and them" a mentality that only causes increased political polarization and tensions within the nation.

[[File: Patcon.png]] Paternalism
As CivLib is a paternalist believes that government has a very important role to play in the lives of its citizens. He believes the Libertarian belief that government should stay out of peoples lives is utter folly. He believes that a government that does not listen and take an interest in its people will become aloof nad stray away from the people that it was meant to serve. While CivLIb argues infavor of freedoms such as the right to freedom of speech and expression as a Paternalist he believes that the state should be there to protect its citizens not only from crime but from themselves such as educating people on the dangers of substance abuse or banning use of cigarettes in public spaces.

[[File:Equality.png]] Civil Rights
Civlib along with basic individual liberty (such as the right to freedom of speech) is a strong believer in civil rights. He believes in laws preventing government agencies and private businesses from discriminating based on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and religion. He supports paid maternity leave and contraceptives however opposes abortions beyond the 1st trimester. He is a support of the lgbtq community being lgbtq and a femboy himself. However as much as he believes in civil rights and has some level support for feminism he is opposed to diversity quotas believing that they undermine both freedom and business and meritocracy.

[[File:Sec.png]] Law, Order, and Justice
Civlib is heavily in favor of law and order spending however he also is in favor of heavy police and justice reform. Civlib argues infavor of a more rehabilitative system of justice in order to reintegrate criminals into society.

Progress vs Tradition
Civlib is a centrist in most things culture not being an exception. Civlib sees much value in certain traditions and institutions as a part of national identity. However he believes that progress is inevitable and should be embraced but not at the expense national and cultural identity. He heavily opposes revolutionary progressivism.

[[File:World.png]] Immigration and minorities
Civlib opposes open borders however he does not oppose all immigration. He believes most immigrants should be given the opportunity to enter as long as they have the ability to speak the native language of the country and have no criminal record during the last 5 years. He also supports amnesty for illegal immigrants that have assimilated into the culture. Despite his views on immigration might tell you he is tolerant of already present cultural minorities, and heavily opposes racism and xenophobia.

[[File: Cdem.png]] Religion
Civlib believes that while the church and state should remain separate and distinct he believes religion should be represented in politics or at least play a role in policy making.

[[File:Necon.png]] Foriegn Policy
Civlib generally opposes war believing in diplomacy as the solution to most international disputes. He supports international groups like the UN or Asean but in the case of the EU he believes it is in need of serious reform due to its dysfunctionality. While Civlib favors diplomacy he is not a pacifist and will not stray away from usage of force. He supports some interventions like the Korean and Gulf wars or the Bombing of Serbia by Nato in the 90s.

Personality and how to draw
Civlib is generally calm and pragmatic. He avoids topic that will knowingly anger him but when he does get angry it will usually blow over in a massive burst of rage before quickly subsiding. He speaks in a light boston accent. He can easily be seen as smug and a bit shrewd at times but will nonetheless apologize if he comes off that way. Overall just imagine Nelson Rockefeller or Tonly Blair with a light boston accent or something.
 * this is not meant to accurately reflect user BernardFG2's personality


 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Draw a yellow (top) and navy blue (bottom) bicolor
 * 3) Draw a white ball in the middle of the bicolour
 * 4) Draw four red lines on the white ball coming from the bottom left
 * 5) Draw the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:Soccap.png]] Social Capitalism You influenced me and my father.
 * [[File:Orlib.png]] Ordo-Liberalism My very based dad.
 * [[File:3way.png]] Third Way Based finding a middle ground.
 * [[File:Onenatcon.png]] One-Nation Conservatism Based preserving political institutions
 * [[File:Liberalconservative.png]] Liberal Conservatism Freedom and tradition baby!
 * [[File:Monkeyzz-Enlightenment.png]] Enlightenment You influenced not only me but modern political theory. Based.
 * [[File:Progconf.png]] Progressive Conservatism Progress should not come at the expense of culture and you recognize that!
 * [[File: Lib.png]] Liberalism Liberal Democracy is based!
 * [[File:Soclib.png]] Social Liberalism Based!
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy Based but you tend to over regulate the economy.
 * [[File:Patcon.png]] Paternalistic Conservatism Same as above.
 * [[File:Cdem.png]] Christian Democracy Based Christians.
 * [[File:Reform.png]] Reformism We need reform not revolution!
 * [[File:Hcon.png]] LGBT Conservatism BASED!
 * [[File:Rockrep.png]] Rockefeller Republicanism Rockefeller was based!
 * [[File:BeryAbLib.png]] Beryism Pretty based.

Frenemies

 * [[File: Christy.png]] Christian Theocracy Any sensible Christian knows state and church should remain separate.
 * [[File:Conservative.png]] Conservatism There is value in tradition but you can't really halt progress
 * [[File:Progress.png]] Progressivism Progress is good but it should not come at the expense of our culture
 * [[File:NeoArctoismIcon.png]] Neo-Arctoism You call me very based but to me you are a mixed bag.
 * [[File:MattBall1.png]] Mattism You would be my friend if you weren't a populist

Enemies

 * [[File:Soc.png]] You tried to make a better economic system and made a worse one instead.
 * [[File:Fash.png]] Cringe literal fascist, thankfully most fascists are either dead or have no real influence.
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] Same as above but even worse.
 * [[File:Statesoc.png]]  Centrally planned economies are a shitty idea.
 * [[File: Awaj.png]] Anarchism The law which is upheld by the government is what keeps us civilized you barbarian.
 * [[File:Klep.png]] Kleptocracy KYS
 * [[File: Ultraprogressivism.png]] Revolutionary Progressivism WE NEED REFORM NOT REVOLUTION! YOU EXTREMIST SCUM.
 * [[File:Muslim 2.png]] Islamic Theocracy DIE INFIDEL SCUM DIE.
 * [[File:StateathFedora.png]] State Atheism OHOHOH. Keep it together man I don't wanna blow it in public.
 * [[File:React.png]] Reactionarism WE SHOULD BE PRESERVING CULTURE NOT GOING BACK IN TIME.
 * [[File:Lpop.png]] Left-Wing Populism & [[File:Rpop-tinfoilhat.png]] Right-Wing Populism Quiet down you rabble rousers always subverting and disrespecting the institutions made to represent the people despite claiming to be for the people.
 * [[File:PSP icon.png]] Philippine Social Populism EWWWWW.
 * [[File:GoreanismIcon.png]] Goreanism You are EXTREMELY idealistic and very cringe for your religious and foreign policy views.