ImAlphism is the self-insert of
ImAlphie. It is an economically
center-left, culturally
reformist, civically
liberal,
internationalist, and
democratic ideology.
Personal Beliefs
Agnosticism
Alphyus is an agnostic, she doesn't believe the existence of gods/deities is knowable. She was an
atheist for the majority of her life until she realized that it wasn't reasonable to assume that god didn't exist in the same way religious people assume god exists.
Humanism
Alphyus is a humanist, which is a philosophy that emphasizes the value and agency of the human species. She believes that humans are the central point for rational decision making, this is were her support for
welfare ethics come in as well, since we are humans it is necessary to uphold humanity and to improve the human condition.
Individualism
Alphyus is an individualist, derived from her
philosophical humanism and
ideological liberalism. She believes that we as humans are responsible for creating our own freedom and that people should be responsible for themselves and not others when no one else is being harmed.
Egalitarianism
Alphyus supports egalitarianism, believing that we as humans all come from the same place and should be treated with equal respect and dignity, no matter their back round such as their: race, sex, gender, ect. Discrimination should be frowned upon for this reason. This overlaps with her welfare ethics and humanistic outlook, since these three things all connect with each other.
Ideological Beliefs
Social
Alphyus is a socially progressive ideology, supporting a more inclusive and egalitarian society were all members are treated equally regardless of their back round. She supports
feminism,
LGBT Rights and
transgender rights,
police reform,
drug legalization,
cultural tolerance,
abortion rights, and the
harm principle. She condemns
SJWs and
Reactionaries wanting to avoid cultural extremism believing that they both no different from each other, making her a
horseshoe centrist in this regard. This makes her
center-left culturally.
Economic
Alphyus is economically center-left, supporting a form of
regulated capitalism with the worse effects of capitalism is being mitigated with
welfare ethics. Her economic school comes from
keynesianism, more specifically
new keynesianism. She additionally supports
class collaboration as the many way
labor would be organized. She identifies as a
left-social democrat with these economic views as opposed to third way politics which is essentially just neoliberalism with welfare.
Diplomatic
Alphyus supports international co-operation on issues that matter such as the environment and upholding human rights. Although, she, like
social democracy, is skeptical of
globalization and can be quite
protectionist depending on the situation. Her skepticism of globalization comes from how unfettered free-trade and job outsourcing has weakened our manufacturing industry and caused our wages to decline, causing the labor movement to decline and with it the middle class as a result. This makes her foreign diplomacy aligned with
alter-globalism. On specific regional alliances, she's critical of the
European Union's neoliberal policies such as economic globalization and austerity monetary policies, making her a
soft-euroskeptic. As for NATO, she believes that it either needs to be reformed or disbanded since it is another neoliberal institution that serves American imperialist interests. With all of this, she believes that
patriotism is necessary for the social stability of a country since it gives a society to identify with, creating the social cohesion needed for a social democratic state. Although, she's also lax on immigration, supporting an
intercultural approach were immigrants have to learn the language and identity of a country but can keep their own if they want. This would avoid the identity politics and social exclusion unintentionally created by multiculturalism.
Governmental
Alphyus believes that a government should be for and by the people, her ideal government would be a semi-direct
federal
secular liberal
democratic republic with
multiple political parties and a
parliament. She opposes both totalitarianism and anarchism for being brutal, although she is a supporter of
anti-authoritarianism due to her distain of authoritarianism, making her ideal government run of the principles off of
classical liberalism were the government only intervenes in people's personal lives when other people's rights are being violated to not violate the
civil liberties of the population when it isn't necessary.
Relations
Friends
Social Democracy - Welfare capitalism FTW!
Social Liberalism - More market oriented friend. You're pretty cool although you flirt too much with neoliberalism nowadays. Just stick true to your center-left principles and you're good.
Anti-Authoritarianism - Hell yeah, screw authoritarianism!
Secular Liberalism - Church and state must and should be separated for an equal society.
Civil Libertarianism - You're essentially my cultural views.
Feminism - Gender equality now!
Progressivism - Best cultural system, just please be more open minded at times.
Alter-Globalization - A new world is possible!
Social Patriotism - Patriotism isn't inherently harmful so long as you don't exclude other people.
Green Liberalism - Protecting the environment is necessary.
Democratic Socialism - A bit extreme, although you are often allies in the political scene so I don't mind you in-theory.
Nordic Model - The Nordic model is one of the most successful economic models practiced.
Welfarism - Helping others? Great!
Frenemies
Capitalism - Decent system, just needs to be more regulated.
Left-Wing Nationalism - The best form of nationalism, although I am a bit skeptical.
Left-Wing Populism - I don't hate populism, but I'm not a massive fan of it either.
Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism - A libertarian with a brain.
Enemies
Authoritarianism - Screw you for violating human rights.
Conservatism - Can you just leave people alone to live their lives when they're not harming anyone else?
Neoliberalism - You will create a dystopia and the illusion of democracy will disappear.
Marxism-Leninism - Stop calling me a social fascist, totalitarian scum!