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In the UK, the liberals would eventually be marginalised by the increasingly dominant dichotomy between [[File: Soc.png]] [[Socialism]] and [[File: Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]], with the Conservative Party taking on the mantle of [[File: Patcon.png]] [[Paternalistic Conservatism]] and the newly formed Labour Party wanting to drive social reforms even further than the Liberal Party.
In the UK, the liberals would eventually be marginalised by the increasingly dominant dichotomy between [[File: Soc.png]] [[Socialism]] and [[File: Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]], with the Conservative Party taking on the mantle of [[File: Patcon.png]] [[Paternalistic Conservatism]] and the newly formed Labour Party wanting to drive social reforms even further than the Liberal Party.


=== Modern [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism]] and its meaning ===  
=== [[File:ModernLib.png]] Modern Liberalism and its meaning ===  
In the US previous to the 1930s election, Democrats, such as [[File:Cleveland.png]] Grover Cleveland, were Classical Liberals, thus the party was associated to (Classical) Liberalism and its members were regarded as Liberals. Franklin D. Roosevelt, however, despite representing a huge shift from this ideology, kept on identifying along with his followers as a "Liberal". That's why in The US, liberalism is more often used to refer to [[File:Soclib.png]] [[Social Liberalism]], while in other parts of the world liberalism kept a meaning closer to the original one of Classical Liberalism (though in Europe especially, political parties espousing the term "Liberal" are oftentimes mostly a mixed bag of [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism|Neoliberal]], [[File: Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism|Neoconservative]], [[File: Liberalconservative.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism|Liberal-Conservative]] and [[File:Soclib.png]] [[Social Liberalism]]).
In the US previous to the 1930s election, Democrats, such as [[File:Cleveland.png]] [[Fiscal Conservatism|Grover Cleveland]], were Classical Liberals, thus the party was associated to (Classical) Liberalism and its members were regarded as Liberals. [[File:FDRismF.png]] [[Social Authoritarianism|Franklin D. Roosevelt]], however, despite representing a huge shift from this ideology, kept on identifying along with his followers as a "Liberal". That's why in The US, liberalism is more often used to refer to [[File:Soclib.png]] [[Social Liberalism]], while in other parts of the world liberalism kept a meaning closer to the original one of Classical Liberalism (though in Europe especially, political parties espousing the term "Liberal" are oftentimes mostly a mixed bag of [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism|Neoliberal]], [[File: Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism|Neoconservative]], [[File: Liberalconservative.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism|Liberal Conservative]] and [[File:Soclib.png]] [[Social Liberalism]]).


=== Classical Liberalism and [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] ===
=== Classical Liberalism and [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] ===
Those who, in the US, used to identify as Liberals in the broader sense had to start calling themselves Classical Liberals, or Liberals in the Classical tradition, and later in the 40s they started using the term "Libertarianism" to refer to themselves, appropriating the term from [[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism|Libertarian Socialists]], to be differentiated from the Democratic party adherents; and with the passing of time and the radicalization of ideas, the meaning of the term [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] shifted from a synonym of Classical Liberalism to a more modern version of it, and usually more radical, but sometimes the terms are still used interchangeably, such as Milton Friedman who described himself sometimes as a Classical Liberal and sometimes as a Libertarian.
Those who, in the US, used to identify as Liberals in the broader sense had to start calling themselves Classical Liberals, or Liberals in the Classical tradition, and later in the 40s they started using the term "Libertarianism" to refer to themselves, appropriating the term from [[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism|Libertarian Socialists]], to be differentiated from the Democratic party adherents; and with the passing of time and the radicalization of ideas, the meaning of the term [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] shifted from a synonym of Classical Liberalism to a more modern version of it, and usually more radical, but sometimes the terms are still used interchangeably, such as Milton Friedman who described himself sometimes as a Classical Liberal and sometimes as a Libertarian.


Some modern Libertarian anti-statists have started to (re)appropriate the term in order to make their vision of a society based purely on [[File:Property.png]] [[Propertarianism|property rights]] and the [[File:Lfree.png]] free market more legitimate, but some say that it bears little resemblance with the views of the original founders of Liberalism, who were far from being [[File: Ancapf.png]] [[Anarcho-Capitalism|Anarcho-Capitalists]], proposing instead something close to a [[File:Minarchist.png]] [[Minarchism|night-watchmen state]].<br> However some Anarcho-Capitalists argue that during the 20th century one can identify a distinct [[File:Synthesis Market Anarchism.png]] radical wing within the Classical Liberal movement, referring to Classical Liberals such as Gustave de Molinari, [[File:SpencerDar.png]] Herbert Spencer and [[File:Volu.png]] Auberon Herbert, thus calling themselves Classical Liberals (or rather Radical Classical Liberals) wouldn't be as far from the original meaning as it might seem at first.
Some modern Libertarian anti-statists have started to (re)appropriate the term in order to make their vision of a society based purely on [[File:Property.png]] [[Propertarianism|property rights]] and the [[File:Lfree.png]] [[Capitalism|free market]] more legitimate, but some say that it bears little resemblance with the views of the original founders of Liberalism, who were far from being [[File: Ancapf.png]] [[Anarcho-Capitalism|Anarcho-Capitalists]], proposing instead something close to a [[File:Minarchist.png]] [[Minarchism|night-watchmen state]].<br> However some Anarcho-Capitalists argue that during the 20th century one can identify a distinct [[File:Synthesis Market Anarchism.png]] radical wing within the Classical Liberal movement, referring to Classical Liberals such as Gustave de Molinari, [[File:SpencerDar.png]] [[Social Darwinism|Herbert Spencer]] and [[File:Volu.png]] [[Anarcho-Capitalism|Auberon Herbert]], thus calling themselves Classical Liberals (or rather Radical Classical Liberals) wouldn't be as far from the original meaning as it might seem at first.
== Variants ==
== Variants ==
===[[File:AdamSmith.png]] Adam Smith Thought [[File:ASmith.png]] ===
===[[File:AdamSmith.png]] Adam Smith Thought [[File:ASmith.png]] ===
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Also seen as "The Father of Economics" or "The Father of Capitalism", he wrote two classic works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. The latter, often abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work that treats economics as a comprehensive system and as an academic discipline. Smith refuses to explain the distribution of wealth and power in terms of God’s will and instead appeals to natural, political, social, economic and technological factors and the interactions between them. In his work, Smith introduced, among others, his theory of absolute advantage.
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Also seen as "The Father of Economics" or "The Father of Capitalism", he wrote two classic works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. The latter, often abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work that treats economics as a comprehensive system and as an academic discipline. Smith refuses to explain the distribution of wealth and power in terms of God’s will and instead appeals to natural, political, social, economic and technological factors and the interactions between them. In his work, Smith introduced, among others, his theory of absolute advantage.
The Wealth of Nations was a precursor to the modern academic discipline of economics. In this and other works, Smith expounded how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity. Smith was controversial in his own day and his general approach and writing style were often satirised by Tory writers in the moralising tradition of Hogarth and Swift, as a discussion at the University of Winchester suggests.In 2005, The Wealth of Nations was named among the 100 Best Scottish Books of all time.
The Wealth of Nations was a precursor to the modern academic discipline of economics. In this and other works, Smith expounded how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity. Smith was controversial in his own day and his general approach and writing style were often satirised by Tory writers in the moralising tradition of Hogarth and Swift, as a discussion at the University of Winchester suggests. In 2005, The Wealth of Nations was named among the 100 Best Scottish Books of all time.
In light of the arguments put forward by Smith and other economic theorists in Britain, academic belief in mercantilism began to decline in Britain in the late 18th century. During the Industrial Revolution, Britain embraced free trade and Smith's laissez-faire economics, and via the British Empire, used its power to spread a broadly liberal economic model around the world, characterised by open markets, and relatively barrier-free domestic and international trade.
In light of the arguments put forward by Smith and other economic theorists in Britain, academic belief in mercantilism began to decline in Britain in the late 18th century. During the Industrial Revolution, Britain embraced free trade and Smith's laissez-faire economics, and via the British Empire, used its power to spread a broadly liberal economic model around the world, characterised by open markets, and relatively barrier-free domestic and international trade.
Smith has been commemorated in the UK on banknotes printed by two different banks; his portrait has appeared since 1981 on the £50 notes issued by the Clydesdale Bank in Scotland ,and in March 2007 Smith's image also appeared on the new series of £20 notes issued by the Bank of England, making him the first Scotsman to feature on an English banknote.
Smith has been commemorated in the UK on banknotes printed by two different banks; his portrait has appeared since 1981 on the £50 notes issued by the Clydesdale Bank in Scotland ,and in March 2007 Smith's image also appeared on the new series of £20 notes issued by the Bank of England, making him the first Scotsman to feature on an English banknote.
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== Relationships ==
== Relationships ==
=== Fellow Freedomites ===
=== Fellow Freedomites ===
* [[File:Enlightnenment.png]] [[Enlightenment]] - Thanks for helping me shape my worldview, parent!
* [[File:Monkeyzz-Enlightenment.png]] [[Enlightenment]] - Thanks for helping me shape my worldview, dad!
*[[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism]] - One of my major inspirations, I greatly admire him!
*[[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism]] - One of my major inspirations, I greatly admire him!
* [[File: Lib.png]] [[Liberalism]] - I remember when you were a baby. You won't be as influential as me, but I hope that someday you'll prove me wrong.
* [[File: Lib.png]] [[Liberalism]] - I remember when you were a baby. You won't be as influential as me, but I hope that someday you'll prove me wrong.
* [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] - Quite successful. Focus on being innovative and efficient rather than destructive and we're all good.  
* [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] - Quite successful. Focus a little more on being innovative and efficient rather than destructive and we're all good.
* [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] - My quite extreme child. Taking some of my ideas a bit far, eh?
* [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] - My quite extreme child. Taking some of my ideas a bit far, eh?
* [[File:Radlib.png]] [[Radicalism]] - My radical son, but I have no idea what you're saying, please talk normally!
* [[File:Radlib.png]] [[Radicalism]] - My radical son, but I have no idea what you're saying, please talk normally!
* [[File:Liberaltarianism.png]] [[Liberaltarianism]] - Oh boy... Well you do combine the best aspects of Modern Liberalism and Libertarianism but you're kind of *ahem* ''inbred.''
* [[File:Soclib.png]] [[Social Liberalism]] - My progressive and welfare-loving grandchild. Doesn't flex on radical ideas like [[File:Radlib.png]] [[Radicalism|his dad]], eh?
* [[File:Liberaltarianism.png]] [[Liberaltarianism]] - Oh boy... Well you do combine the best aspects of Social Liberalism and Libertarianism but you're kind of *ahem* ''inbred.''
* [[File:Georgist.png]] [[Georgism]] - Ah yes, my forgotten nephew! Ground-rents, and the ordinary rents from land, are probably the best sources of tax revenue, indeed.
* [[File:Georgist.png]] [[Georgism]] - Ah yes, my forgotten nephew! Ground-rents, and the ordinary rents from land, are probably the best sources of tax revenue, indeed.
*[[File:Socliber.png]] [[Social Libertarianism]] - Liberty and free markets, do try to ease off the subsidies though.
*[[File:Socliber.png]] [[Social Libertarianism]] - Liberty and free markets, but do try to ease off the subsidies though.
* [[File:Conlib.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism]] - My conservative leaning child!
* [[File:Conlib.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism]] - My conservative leaning child!
* [[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism]] - You and ConLib will get along just fine, I'm sure of it.
* [[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism]] - You and ConLib will get along just fine, I'm sure of it.
* [[File:Soclib.png]] [[Social Liberalism]] - My progressive and welfare-loving grandchild. Doesn't flex on radical ideas like [[File:Radlib.png]] [[Radicalism|his dad]], eh?
* [[File:Liberalconservative.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism]] - My moderate conservative grandchild, who usually thinks that he's [[File:Conlib.png]] ConLib but he's more statist and centrist instead.
* [[File:Liberalconservative.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism]] - My moderate conservative grandchild, who usually thinks that he's [[File:Conlib.png]] ConLib but he's more statist and centrist instead.
*[[File:Girondi.png]] [[Girondism]] - My main representative in the French revolution.
*[[File:Girondi.png]] [[Girondism]] - My main representative in the French revolution.
* [[File: Ricardosoc.png]] [[Ricardian Socialism]] - My socialist child, wanna talk ideas sometimes?
* [[File: Ricardosoc.png]] [[Ricardian Socialism]] - My socialist child, wanna talk ideas sometimes?
*[[File:Fiscon.png]] [[Fiscal Conservatism]] - I like to discuss economics with him.
*[[File:Fiscon.png]] [[Fiscal Conservatism]] - I like to discuss economics with him.
*[[File:Liberalsoc.png]] [[Liberal Socialism]] - John Stuart Mill Gang! Not sure about this socialism stuff though.
*[[File:Soccap.png]] [[Social Capitalism]] and [[File:Orlib.png]] [[Ordo-Liberalism]] - Freiburg School is great too!
*[[File:Soccap.png]] [[Social Capitalism]] and [[File:Orlib.png]] [[Ordo-Liberalism]] - Freiburg School is great too!
*[[File:Xbert.png]] [[Mh:polcompballanarchy:Christian Libertarianism|Christian Libertarianism]] - Definitely the best Christian, not to mention that many classical liberal writers were Christians.
*[[File:Xbert.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism#Christian Libertarianism|Christian Libertarianism]] & [[File:ChristLib.png]] [[Christian Democracy|Christian Liberalism]] - Definitely the best Christians, not to mention that many classical liberal writers were Christians.
*[[File:Helv.png]] [[Isolationism#Helvetic Model|Helvetic Model]] - The best model nowadays.
*[[File:Helv.png]] [[Isolationism#Helvetic Model|Helvetic Model]] - The best model nowadays.
*[[File:Civnat.png]] [[Civic Nationalism]] - Most respectable stanistanist, Ernest Renan was great.
*[[File:Civnat.png]] [[Civic Nationalism]] - Most respectable stanistanist, Ernest Renan was great.
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*[[File:Friedman.png]] [[Chicagoan Libertarianism|Friedmanism]] & [[File:Hayek.png]] [[Hayekism]] - My greatest representatives in the XX century.
*[[File:Friedman.png]] [[Chicagoan Libertarianism|Friedmanism]] & [[File:Hayek.png]] [[Hayekism]] - My greatest representatives in the XX century.
*[[File:Coolidge.png]] [[National Libertarianism|Coolidgism]] - Protectionist but overall pretty good president.
*[[File:Coolidge.png]] [[National Libertarianism|Coolidgism]] - Protectionist but overall pretty good president.
*[[File:Feuillant.png]] [[Feuillantism]] - My 2nd representative in the french revolution, a bit moderate even for me.
*[[File:Feuillant.png]] [[Feuillantism]] - My 2nd representative in the French revolution, a bit moderate even for me.
*[[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] [[Jeffersonian Democracy]] - The American revolution was f*cking awesome! Also the rest of your ideas are pretty enlightning!
*[[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] [[Jeffersonian Democracy]] - The American revolution was f*cking awesome! Also the rest of your ideas are pretty enlightning!


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* [[File:Tradcon.png]] [[Classical Conservatism]] - You too... at least you're better than [[File: React.png]] [[Reactionarism]].
* [[File:Tradcon.png]] [[Classical Conservatism]] - You too... at least you're better than [[File: React.png]] [[Reactionarism]].
*[[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy]] - I admire your passion for liberty and equality but you're a little too close to [[File: Soc.png]] [[Socialism|him]].
*[[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy]] - I admire your passion for liberty and equality but you're a little too close to [[File: Soc.png]] [[Socialism|him]].
* [[File:Carlism.png]] [[Carlism]] - Our wars in Spain were bloody,though I admit that the Fueros sounds great.
* [[File:Carlism.png]] [[Carlism]] - Our wars in Spain were bloody, though I admit that the Fueros sounds great.
* [[File: Obj.png]] [[Objectivism]] - Huge (and irritating) fan of mine.  Even when I agree with her, she's still kind of annoying.
* [[File: Obj.png]] [[Objectivism]] - Huge (and irritating) fan of mine.  Even when I agree with her, she's still kind of annoying.
* [[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism]] - I like your style, but not so sure about the whole socialism thing.
* [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]] - I wish you weren't so regulatory like your [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism|dad]]. Also, what's with all these invasions with your [[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism|friend]]?
* [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]] - I wish you weren't so regulatory like your [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism|dad]]. Also, what's with all these invasions with your [[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism|friend]]?
* [[File:3way.png]] [[Third Way]] - Ah yes, my great-grandchild who isn't very different from [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] their parent...
* [[File:3way.png]] [[Third Way]] - Ah yes, my great-grandchild who isn't very different from [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] their parent...
* [[File:Libhawk.png]] [[Neoconservatism#Liberal Hawk|Liberal Hawk]] - Am I seeing double?
* [[File:Libhawk.png]] [[Neoconservatism#Liberal Hawk|Liberal Hawk]] - Am I seeing double?
* [[File:Marketsoc.png]] [[Market Socialism]] - My son, how exactly do you expect this to work? At least you're rational enough to understand why we need a free market.
* [[File:Marketsoc.png]] [[Market Socialism]] - My son, how exactly do you expect this to work? At least you're rational enough to understand why we need a free market.
* [[File: Nalib.png]] [[National Liberalism]] - One of my oldest children. I wish he'd put more focus on liberties as well as for non-citizens and less on race and ethnicity. Also, these [[File:Altl.png]] [[Alt-Lite|idiots]] have twisted his views, so please stay away from them!  
* [[File:Liberalsoc.png]] [[Liberal Socialism]] - I largely agree with John Stuart Mill, but I'm still not so sure about this socialism stuff though.
* [[File:Reactlib.png]] [[Reactionary Liberalism]] - <s>Bastard child.</s> And I thought [[File: Nalib.png]] he was insane...
* [[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism]] - I like your style, but you have the same problem as the above.
* [[File: Nalib.png]] [[National Liberalism]] - One of my oldest children. I wish he'd put more focus on liberties as well as for non-citizens. Also, these [[File:Altl.png]] [[Alt-Lite|idiots]] have twisted his views, so please stay away from them!
* [[File:Reactlib.png]] [[Reactionary Liberalism]] - <s>Bastard child.</s> And I thought [[File: Nalib.png]] he could be a little crazy...
*[[File: Natcon.png]] [[National Conservatism]] - The only good thing about you is Enoch Powell, the rest of you are statist traditionalists.
*[[File: Natcon.png]] [[National Conservatism]] - The only good thing about you is Enoch Powell, the rest of you are statist traditionalists.
*[[File:Rpop.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism]] - Similar to above but with a bigger mouth.
*[[File:Rpop.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism]] - Similar to above but with a bigger mouth. Apparently [[File:AlexJ.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism|one of you]] is a fan of mine...
*[[File:Austrobert.png]] [[Austrolibertarianism]] - My dear son, I admire your economic vision, I really do, but can't you see that [[File:Corp.png]] [[Corporatocracy|they]] stand in the way of the free market? I cannot believe I'm saying this, but ''some'' regulations are necessary!
*[[File:Austrobert.png]] [[Austrolibertarianism]] - My dear son, I admire your economic vision, I really do, but can't you see that [[File:Corp.png]] [[Corporatocracy|they]] stand in the way of the free market? I cannot believe I'm saying this, but ''some'' regulations are necessary!
*[[File:Nation.png]] [[Nationalism]] - I remember when we both overthrew the old feudal systems, but you also caused a lot of damage in recent times, so you're a mixed bag overall. No offense, but please keep an eye on your [[File:Ultranat.png]] [[Ultranationalism|deranged]] [[Fascism|siblings]] [[File:Fash.png]].
*[[File:Nation.png]] [[Nationalism]] - I remember when we both overthrew the old feudal systems, but you also caused a lot of damage in recent times, so you're a mixed bag overall. No offense, but please keep an eye on your [[File:Ultranat.png]] [[Ultranationalism|deranged]] [[Fascism|siblings]] [[File:Fash.png]].
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=== Tyrants ===
=== Tyrants ===
* [[File: Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism]] - 1776, asshole!
* [[File: Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism]] - '''1776 WILL COMMENCE AGAIN!''' [[File:Revlib.png]]
* [[File: Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism]] - '''Sic semper tyrannis!'''
* [[File: Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism]] - '''SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS! [[File:Revlib.png]]'''
* [[File: Merc.png]] [[Mercantilism]] - We need Free Trade!
* [[File: Merc.png]] [[Mercantilism]] - We need Free Trade!
* [[File: Feud.png]] [[Feudalism]] - Why on Earth are you attacking me all the time?
* [[File: Feud.png]] [[Feudalism]] - Why on Earth are you attacking me all the time?
* [[File: ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] - He keeps calling me the "reactionary status quo" but look at me kicking monarchist butts over here!
* [[File: ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] - He keeps calling me the "reactionary status quo" but look at me kicking monarchist ass over here!
* [[File: React.png]] [[Reactionarism]] - Why on Earth would you reject Enlightenment!?
* [[File: React.png]] [[Reactionarism]] - Why on Earth would you reject the Enlightenment!?
* [[File:Ultranat.png]] [[Ultranationalism]] - Nationalism at its worst.
* [[File:Ultranat.png]] [[Ultranationalism]] - Nationalism at its worst.
* [[File: Fash.png]] [[Fascism]] - Despot who opposes free trade and liberty. Basically the opposite of everything we stand for. Why do leftists think we're the same again? <s>Appointing De Stefani as the Minister of Finance was a good choice though.</s>
* [[File: Fash.png]] [[Fascism]] - Despot who opposes free trade and liberty. Basically the opposite of everything we stand for. Why do leftists think we're the same again? <s>Appointing De Stefani as the Minister of Finance was a good choice though.</s>
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*[[File:Nazi.png]] [[National Socialism]] - You tried to kill Mises!
*[[File:Nazi.png]] [[National Socialism]] - You tried to kill Mises!
* [[File:Corp.png]] [[Corporatocracy]] - We need to talk, my [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism|child]]... '''WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL IS THIS?!'''
* [[File:Corp.png]] [[Corporatocracy]] - We need to talk, my [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism|child]]... '''WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL IS THIS?!'''
* [[File:Altl.png]] [[Alt-Lite]] - You're not one of us and you will never be. You ruined every right-wing liberal movement with that culture war rubbish. And admit it, you're nothing more than a moderate version of [[File:Altr.png]] [[Alt-Right|him]]. '''GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!! ''' <s>Ignore what some of my authors and supporters have said about about immigrants, women, feminism and Islam.</s>
* [[File:Altl.png]] [[Alt-Lite]] - You're not one of us and you will never be. You ruined every right-wing liberal movement with that culture war rubbish. And admit it, you're nothing more than a moderate version of [[File:Altr.png]] [[Alt-Right|him]]. '''GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!! ''' <s>I'd rather you ignore what some of my authors and supporters have said about about immigrants, women, feminism and Islam.</s>
* [[File:Altr.png]] [[Alt-Right]] - You're an outright Neo-Nazi, which is even worse. Stop saying that only white people and white civilizations are able to follow or be the closest to my philosophy! Go ask [[File:Reactlib.png]] [[Reactionary Liberalism]]. <s>Also ignore what some of my authors and supporters have said about race, black people, slavs and fascism.</s>
* [[File:Altr.png]] [[Alt-Right]] - You're an outright Neo-Nazi, which is even worse. Stop saying that only white people and white civilizations are able to follow or be the closest to my philosophy! Go ask [[File:Reactlib.png]] [[Reactionary Liberalism]]. <s>Also ignore what some of my authors and supporters have said about race, black people, slavs and fascism.</s>
*[[File:Mansphere.png]] [[Manosphere]] - What do you want from me?! <s>MGTOW and Neomasculinism are mostly good.</s>
*[[File:Mansphere.png]] [[Manosphere]] - What do you want from me?! <s>MGTOW and Neomasculinism are aren't that bad.</s>
*[[File:Whitesup.png]] [[White Nationalism]] - Another one?! Good Lord, leave me alone! <s>Again ignore what the founding fathers and my other supporters said about a white ethnostate.</s>
*[[File:Whitesup.png]] [[White Nationalism]] - Another one?! Good Lord, leave me alone! <s>Please don't look at what some of the founding fathers and my other supporters said about a white ethnostate.</s>
*[[File:SL.png]] [[Silver Legionism]] - You're like him [[File:Fash.png]] but American. <s>Also they really like Washington for some reason.</s>
*[[File:SL.png]] [[Silver Legionism]] - You're like him [[File:Fash.png]] but American. <s>Also they really like Washington for some reason.</s>
*[[File:Antifa.png]] [[Anti-Fascism]] - I hate fascism too, but a fan of socialism and rioting.
*[[File:Antifa.png]] [[Anti-Fascism]] - I'm not a fascist, I'm a liberal! I'm a cla-
**[[File:Antifa.png]] [[File:LBubble.png]] SMASH THE FASH! [[File:RBubble.png]] '''*bonk*'''
***[[File:Clib.png]] [[File:LBubble.png]] Bloody hell? Where did I leave the musket? [[File:RBubble.png]]
*[[File:Babouvism.png]] [[Babouvism]] - The seed of the communist evil!
*[[File:Babouvism.png]] [[Babouvism]] - The seed of the communist evil!
*[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]] - My archenemy in modern days.
*[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]] - My archenemy in modern days.
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* [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.553409/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater The Constitution of Liberty] by [[File:Hayek.png]] [[Hayekism|Friedrich August von Hayek]]
* [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.553409/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater The Constitution of Liberty] by [[File:Hayek.png]] [[Hayekism|Friedrich August von Hayek]]
* [https://cactus.dixie.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf Two Concepts of Liberty] by [[File:CountEn.png]] [[Counter-Enlightenment|Isaiah Berlin]]
* [https://cactus.dixie.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf Two Concepts of Liberty] by [[File:CountEn.png]] [[Counter-Enlightenment|Isaiah Berlin]]
* [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.460216/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy] by Jacob Leib Talmon
* [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.460216/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy] by [[File:Zio.png]] [[Zionism|Jacob Leib Talmon]]
*[https://mises.org/wire/american-classical-liberalism An American Classical Liberalism] by [[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism|Llewellin H. Rockwell Jr.]]
*[https://mises.org/wire/american-classical-liberalism An American Classical Liberalism] by [[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism|Llewellin H. Rockwell Jr.]]
*[https://mises.org/library/what-classical-liberalism What is a Classical Liberalism?] by [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism|Ralph Raico]]
*[https://mises.org/library/what-classical-liberalism What is a Classical Liberalism?] by [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism|Ralph Raico]]


===Wikipedia===
===Wikipedia===
*[[w:Classical liberalism|Classical liberalism]]
*[[w:Classical liberalism|Classical liberalism]] [[File:Clib.png]]
*[[w:Classical economics|Classical economics]]
*[[w:Classical economics|Classical economics]] [[File:Clib.png]]
*[[w:Neoclassical economics|Neoclassical economics]] [[File:Neoclassical.png]]
*[[w:Neoclassical economics|Neoclassical economics]] [[File:Neoclassical.png]]
*[[File:Cball-UK.png]] [[w:Manchester liberalism|Manchester Liberalism]] [[File:Cball-Manchester.png]]
*[[File:Cball-UK.png]] [[w:Manchester liberalism|Manchester Liberalism]] [[File:Cball-Manchester.png]]
*[[File:Cball-France.png]] [[w:French Liberal School|French Liberal School]]
*[[File:Cball-France.png]] [[w:French Liberal School|French Liberal School]]
*[[File:Cball-Spain.png]] [[w:School of Salamanca|School of Salamanca]]
*[[File:Cball-Spain.png]] [[w:School of Salamanca|School of Salamanca]]
*[[w:Gladstonian liberalism|Gladstonian liberalism]]
*[[w:Gladstonian liberalism|Gladstonian liberalism]] [[File:Classlib.png]]
*[[w:Liberism|Liberism]] [[File:LfreeLib.png]]
*[[w:Liberism|Liberism]] [[File:LfreeLib.png]]
*[[w:Constitutional liberalism|Constitutional liberalism]]
*[[w:Constitutional liberalism|Constitutional liberalism]] [[File:Constlib2.png]]
*[[w:Homestead principle|Homestead principle]]
*[[w:Homestead principle|Homestead principle]]
*[[w:Labor theory of property|Labor theory of property]]
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*[[w:John Locke|John Locke]] [[File:JohnLocke.png]]
*[[File:Cball-UK.png]] [[w:Adam Smith|Adam Smith]] [[File:AdamSmith.png]]
*[[File:Cball-UK.png]] [[w:Adam Smith|Adam Smith]] [[File:AdamSmith.png]]
*[[File:Cball-Malaysia.png]] [[w:Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs|Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs]]
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*[https://www.reddit.com/r/Classical_Liberals/ r/Classical_Liberals]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/Classical_Liberals/ r/Classical_Liberals] [[File:Clib.png]]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/Liberalist/ r/Liberalist]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/Liberalist/ r/Liberalist] [[File:Altl.png]]


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Classical Liberalism is an economically Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination center-right to far-right, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination mildly to moderately libertarian, and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination culturally variable ideology.

He was conceived some time in the early 18th century as a child of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Enlightenment. He used to believe that people had an inherent right to their "Life, Liberty and Property" though he later amended that to "Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness".

Classical Liberalism hatched the idea, partly inspired by the French Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Physiocrats and their concept of laissez-faire, that individual freedom and a free market would result in a balanced economical equilibrium - as long as monopolies were not allowed to develop and destroy competitiveness. He viewed free trade as a path to universal peace and prosperity. He also often strongly opposed landed aristocracy, struggling against Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Monarchist and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Reactionary tendencies.

ClassLib is considered the original inspiration for most of the Lib-Right ideologies, including Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Capitalism, even though the modern concept of capitalism isn't necessarily entirely free market and free trade focused compared with the original Classical Liberalism; since monopoly and market power isn't vigorously kept in check, the state provides benefits to multiple specific corporations, and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Protectionism sometimes sneaks in when it's in the interest of powerful political and economical actors - revealing the connection to ClassLib's old enemy Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Mercantilism.

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History

Origins

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The foundation of classical liberal philosophy is generally attributed to the English philosopher Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination John Locke[3] and his "Two Treatises of Government" (1689) - while the arguably equally important and intrinsically linked classical economy is based on Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Adam Smith's "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776).

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Development and decline

The United States Constitution was firmly cemented in a liberal philosophy, and the later 19th century success of liberal policies, free trade, etc. in Western Europe and the United States contributed to a massive growth in productivity and exchange.

Later thinkers such as Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill would introduce a utilitarian liberal approach which could be considered a part of a more left-wing branch, at least relatively, being also concerned with inequality resulting from the failures of markets in certain situations. This would eventually give rise to Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Liberalism.

Towards the 20th century, there was still a marked division within the liberal ideology, and political radicals such as David Lloyd George in the UK were at odds with more traditionalist liberals as he passed the People's Budget which provided hitherto unprecedented welfare and sought to impose taxes on the wealthy, especially the landed aristocracy.

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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Modern Liberalism and its meaning

In the US previous to the 1930s election, Democrats, such as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Grover Cleveland, were Classical Liberals, thus the party was associated to (Classical) Liberalism and its members were regarded as Liberals. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Franklin D. Roosevelt, however, despite representing a huge shift from this ideology, kept on identifying along with his followers as a "Liberal". That's why in The US, liberalism is more often used to refer to Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Liberalism, while in other parts of the world liberalism kept a meaning closer to the original one of Classical Liberalism (though in Europe especially, political parties espousing the term "Liberal" are oftentimes mostly a mixed bag of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoliberal, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoconservative, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Liberal Conservative and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Liberalism).

Classical Liberalism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarianism

Those who, in the US, used to identify as Liberals in the broader sense had to start calling themselves Classical Liberals, or Liberals in the Classical tradition, and later in the 40s they started using the term "Libertarianism" to refer to themselves, appropriating the term from Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarian Socialists, to be differentiated from the Democratic party adherents; and with the passing of time and the radicalization of ideas, the meaning of the term Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarianism shifted from a synonym of Classical Liberalism to a more modern version of it, and usually more radical, but sometimes the terms are still used interchangeably, such as Milton Friedman who described himself sometimes as a Classical Liberal and sometimes as a Libertarian.

Some modern Libertarian anti-statists have started to (re)appropriate the term in order to make their vision of a society based purely on Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination property rights and the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination free market more legitimate, but some say that it bears little resemblance with the views of the original founders of Liberalism, who were far from being Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Anarcho-Capitalists, proposing instead something close to a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination night-watchmen state.
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Variants

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Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Also seen as "The Father of Economics" or "The Father of Capitalism", he wrote two classic works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. The latter, often abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work that treats economics as a comprehensive system and as an academic discipline. Smith refuses to explain the distribution of wealth and power in terms of God’s will and instead appeals to natural, political, social, economic and technological factors and the interactions between them. In his work, Smith introduced, among others, his theory of absolute advantage. The Wealth of Nations was a precursor to the modern academic discipline of economics. In this and other works, Smith expounded how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity. Smith was controversial in his own day and his general approach and writing style were often satirised by Tory writers in the moralising tradition of Hogarth and Swift, as a discussion at the University of Winchester suggests. In 2005, The Wealth of Nations was named among the 100 Best Scottish Books of all time. In light of the arguments put forward by Smith and other economic theorists in Britain, academic belief in mercantilism began to decline in Britain in the late 18th century. During the Industrial Revolution, Britain embraced free trade and Smith's laissez-faire economics, and via the British Empire, used its power to spread a broadly liberal economic model around the world, characterised by open markets, and relatively barrier-free domestic and international trade. Smith has been commemorated in the UK on banknotes printed by two different banks; his portrait has appeared since 1981 on the £50 notes issued by the Clydesdale Bank in Scotland ,and in March 2007 Smith's image also appeared on the new series of £20 notes issued by the Bank of England, making him the first Scotsman to feature on an English banknote.

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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Washingtonism

Washingtonism is based on the political ideology of the first President of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Untied States, George Washington. Despite being elected unanimously, Washington was not a very deep political thinker. He considered himself to be a farmer and a soldier rather than a politician. As such he took a moderate approach to his position as President and surrounded himself with the brightest minds in America including Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Thomas Jefferson and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Alexander Hamilton. While Washington valued the input from both men, he more often sided with Alexander Hamilton, particularly on economic and foreign policy issues. Above all Washington's main goal as president was to unite the thirteen colonies under the new federal government and prevent fractioning over geographic or political lines.

Personality

  • Sleepy & old
  • Slight Scottish accent
  • Likes to talk about the benefits of freedom and his correlation with knowledge and wealth
  • Act as a gentleman

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Citations

  1. ↑ "On Power: The Natural History of its Growth", ch. 17, by Bertrand de Jouvenel
  2. ↑ Liberty or Equality by Erik von KuehneltLeddihn
  3. ↑ Steven M. Dworetz (1994). The Unvarnished Doctrine: Locke, Liberalism, and the American Revolution.

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