Civic Nationalism
"Man is a slave neither of his race nor his language, nor of his religion, nor of the course of rivers nor of the direction taken by mountain chains. A large aggregate of men, healthy in mind and warm of heart, creates the kind of moral conscience which we call a nation."[1]
Civic Nationalism (Shortened to CivNat) and also called Liberal Nationalism, is a type of nationalism that defines nationhood in terms of liberal values, such as liberty and equality, applied to all within the nation, which usually manifest itself in the country's constitution. Civic Nationalism believes the primary pillar of being a member of a country is citizenship above all other identification. CivNat is also sometimes referred to as 
Cultural Nationalism (as opposed to 
Ethnonationalism and 
Racial Nationalism), however some argue that that is a different ideology altogether.
Variants
Authoritarian Civic Nationalism
Authoritarian Civic Nationalism combines elements of Civic Nationalism with 
Authoritarianism. AuthCivNats believe that a person's nationality is determined by their allegiance or loyalty to a state (citizenship). However, they believe that national unity must be sustained through forced diversity and a 
strong police force. This is to ensure any potential source of division among the citizenry (e.g., religion or race) is mitigated. Perhaps the best example of this is modern-day 
Singapore, where the ruling party has diversity quotas in housing and laws prohibiting hate speech to ensure all ethno-religious groups in the country are unified. 
Abraham Lincoln could also be considered an AuthCivNat, as he utilized dictatorial powers to keep Americans united.
By Country
United States 
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Republic of China/Taiwan 
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Finland
W.I.P
Fiji 
FijiFirst is a Fiji party, founded in 2014 by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, in which the party's ideology is based on Bainimarama's views, one of them being liberalism and populism.
- Frank Bainimarama - Frank Bainimarama has been the current prime minister of Fiji since 2007 and foreign minister since 2020, as well as having been a former president from 2006-2007 . Before power, he was in the military, in which he made a counter-coup in 2000, overthrowing Kamisese Mara and placing Ratu Josefa Iloilo, then appointing him first mistro in 2007.
As prime minister, there has been an increase in economic freedom since his arrival, but he was accused of political persecution and there was an increase in authoritarianism the Democracy Index, in addition to having taken away labor rights and repressed unions. Alleged involvement with mercenaries in Papua New Guinea and increased corruption.
Jioji Konrote - Jioji Konrote was president of Fiji from 2015 to 2021, in which he already commanded military battalions and has was Deputy Secretary of the UN. He came to power after winning the 2014 elections, in which his government enjoyed increased economic freedom according to the heritage foundation and the democracy index remained neutral, but still relatively authoritarian.
Wiliame Katonivere - Wiliame Katonivere is the current president of Fiji and a former lieutenant colonel. He assumed the presidency in 2021, succeeding Jioji Konrote and is the youngest president of Fiji, in which there was an incentive to vaccine and fight against Covid, but there was a drop in economic freedom and a slight drop in the index of democracy, becoming slightly more authoritarian in 2021.
Paraguay 
In 
Paraguay, the 
Authentic Radical Liberal Party preaches 
Nationalism and 
Patriotism rooted in Paraguayan history, people and traditions, at the same time, it preaches social equality between citizens and the less favored.
The party emerged in 1887, being the oldest party in the country, even though it had been refounded in 1978. The party has had 16 presidents throughout its history, being repressed after the 1947 revolution under 
Stroessner's government, causing several members to become take refuge in 
Argentina. In 1978, the party was founded clandestinely by Domingo Laino, then had 
Federico Franco as president of the republic between 2012 and 2013, currently has 1,800,000 members, being one of the largest parties in the country.
Other ideals would be a 
welfare state with a 
Free Market Capitalist economy in a humanitarian way as a form of prosperity for the country. It would also have equal opportunities, 
environmental protection and 
Cultural Liberalism.
Personality
CivNat's behavior isn't very much different from the behavior of normal Nationalism, however, he is considered to be "not hardcore enough" and "kind of a cuck" by some of the more extreme nationalist ideologies. He considers the more extreme nationalist ideologies to be braindead bigots who do more to hurt the nation” in return.
How to Draw
CivNat is Nat with 
Liberalism colors.
- Draw a ball and fill it with blue.
- In the ball draw a gold flag.
- Add the eyes and you're done!
| Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | #006aa7 | 0, 106, 167 | |
| Gold | #ffd700 | 255, 215, 0 | |
Relationships
Welcome to Stanistan!
Patriotism - Literally me, but more conservative and laxer on illegal immigration.
Nationalism - My dad who taught me everything I need to know.
Liberalism - I’m the key to what you want.
National Liberalism - Liberation for all citizens!
Conservative Liberalism - Respect for our constitutional liberal tradition.
Liberal Conservatism - Same as above but more centrist.
Ordo-Liberalism - Fellow German Lib, Hans-Werner Sinn is based!
Interculturalism - Integration gang!
Constitutionalism - The backbone of any functional nation.
Kemalism - I'll never forget what you did for Turkey my dear friend.
Bull Moose Progressivism - Social progress and patriotic nationalism go hand in hand.
Venizelism - Conquered the Byzantine lands to form a great liberal constitutional republican Greece.
Gaullism - 'It's a very good thing that there are yellow French people, black French people and brown French people. It's a sign that France is open to all races and that it has a universal vocation. But on condition they stay a minority. If not, France wouldn't be France anymore. After all, we are an European people from the white race, Greek and Latin culture, and Christian religion. Try to mix oil and vinegar together. Shake the bottle. After a while, they get separated again. The Arabs are the Arabs, the French are the French. Do you believe that the French nation is able to integrate ten million Muslims who shall be twenty million tomorrow and forty million the day after? If we integrated them, if all the Arabs and Berbers were considered French, how could we prevent them from moving to our home country where the standard of living is so much higher? My village wouldn't be named Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (Colombey of the Two Churches) anymore, but Colombey-les-Deux-Mosquées (Colombey of the Two Mosques)!"
Suspicious
Multiculturalism - Uh, I like immigrants who actually want to join our great nation, not just anyone who wants to waltz in for whatever other reason.
Cultural Nationalism - While we both agree that citizenship shouldn’t be defined by race or ethnicity, I think you tend to be tougher on immigration than you really need to be.
National Conservatism - Similar to the previous one.
National Democracy - Polish version of the above.
Left-Wing Nationalism - Stop being so pro-seccesion!
Religious Nationalism - Remember the importance of freedom of beliefs, 
cultural christianity is ok.
Globalism - Multinationalism is based and as long as it doesn't violate my sovereignty Internationalism is fine. But for the umpteenth time, I'm not a fascist!
Neoconservatism - Wanting to spread your nation's values is good and all, but I'm not sure invading other countries is the right way to do it.
Neoliberalism & 
Third Way - Similiar to above but applied to liberalism.
Alt-Lite - Make up your mind already! If you really support my principles, then quit it with the Islamophobia and stop trying to frame it as religious skepticism.
Reactionary Liberalism - You side with 
them a bit too often for a self-professed "liberal".
Åkessonism & 
Danish Social Democracy - You're Nordmodnats which is based but you're a bit xenophobic and islamophobic.
Deported
Ethnopluralism - Racism AND separatism?! Yeah, you're literally my opposite. Screw you, traitor!- Ethnonationalism - Ethnostates are terrible. Immigrants are a net positive and solve aging population!
Racial Nationalism - This goes without saying, but you're kinda racist mate.- Ultranationalism - I don't want to have anything to do with you, bigot! The only thing that I agree with you is that we must go against those
"people" . 
Nazism - You're a disgrace to nationalism everywhere!
Alt-Right - You're just like the last guy. Stop calling me a cuckservative for God's sake!
Classical Conservatism - Still butthurt about the Revolutions of 1848, I see? Hey, you guys won them, so congratulations! Now, please get out of my way!- Separatism - If you try to tear apart my country, me and my multi-ethnic group of nationalist friends will break your bones! Got it, you
cultural chauvinist, ethnocentric and racist traitor? 
Neighborstan - BOOOO NO ONE WANT TO MOVE TO THAT SH*TCLAY OF YOURS!!!
Further Information
Literature
- What is a nation? by
Ernest Renan - Liberal Nationalism by Yael Tamir
- The Idea of Nationalism: A Study in Its Origins and Background by Hans Kohn
- A Theory Of Liberal Nationalism by
Jesus Huerta de Soto - O Nacionalismo Liberal by
Fernando Pessoa
Wikipedia
Notable People
Videos
- TRAILER: How to DEFEAT Populism: Liberal Nationalism (with playlist) by My Take
- Positive Nationalism and The N Word by ShortFatOtaku
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