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Libertarian Conservatism

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"The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self-interest for himself, his family, and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power. He rejects the notion that patriotism means obedience to the state."

Ron Paul



Libertarian Conservatism (BertCon) also known as Fusionism, Conservative Libertarianism (ConBert) or Conservatarianism is an economically and culturally right-wing libertarian ideology who is a combination of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservatism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarianism, pretty similar to Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleolibertarianism, although it could be seen as if Libertarian Conservatism was a group of ideologies rather than a uniform movement, and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleolibertarianism was a sub-group within it.

It advocates for the greatest economic freedom and least possible government interference, both in the economy and social life as a whole, mirroring Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Classical Liberal Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Laissez-Faire Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Capitalism. It prioritizes liberty and freedom of choice and believes this will help to serve conservative ends. It emphasizes the role of authority and duty in social life[2].

It can be seen as ideology which emphasizes the promotion of civil liberties and civil society through conservative institutions, such as the family, religion, among others, and authority, while still trying to reduce the overall coercive power and authority derivative from the state.[3]

A few Libertarian Conservatives hold some socially liberal beliefs on issues like drug legalization or gay rights, but oppose most modern progressive movements and side with conservatives in the culture war. These types are most commonly referred to as South Park Republicans, named after the popular animated show that is said to have first popularized this mindset.

History

The term started to be known when a prominent contributor in the National Review, a conservative editorial, Frank Meyer, described his ideology as a fusion of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarian and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservative ideals in the 1950's[4]. In his most influential book, In Defense of Freedom, Meyer defined freedom in what Isaiah Berlin would label "negative" terms, as the minimization of the use of coercion by the state in its essential role of preventing one person's freedom from intruding upon another's.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Barry Goldwater

"The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don't hurt anyone else in the process."

Barry Goldwater


Barry Goldwater was the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Republican senator of Arizona from 1953-1965 and 1969-1987. At the time he was considered to be on the "fringe right-wing" of the party for his opposition to the legacy of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination New Deal and support of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination laissez-faire economics, as this had alienated the more moderate and liberal wings of his party. Despite being a member of the NAACP and a supporter of desegregation, Goldwater had reluctantly voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because he believed it partially violated the rights of businesses. He was selected as the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination GOP's presidential candidate in 1964, where he lost by a landslide against the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democratic President Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Lyndon B. Johnson, after being successfully portrayed as a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination far-right extremist by LBJ's campaign. Although losing, his campaign is credited for pushing the GOP to the right and helping inspire the rise of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ronald Reagan. Despite his stanchly conservative views, he advocated for desegregation in the US military. Goldwater's views on social and cultural issues grew increasingly more libertarian over time nearing the end of his career (he believed that they were an integral part of true conservatism) as by the mid-1980s , he had spoken out in support of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination the LGBT+ people being able to serve in the military, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination environmental protection, abortion rights and the legalization of medical marijuana.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ron Paul

Then, in the year 1975, former President of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination United States, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ronald Reagan, in an interview with Reason, trying to appeal to Libertarian circles, declared to "believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism"[5]. Although he was later criticized by many Libertarians, including Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Murray Rothbard[6] and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ron Paul, who was previously a supporter of Reagan. Ron Paul later declared being disillusioned with Reagan's administration and expressed his disgust on many policies, such as the 1981 budget bill, and apologized for supporting the former President Ronald Reagan and resigned as congressman.[7].

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Murray Rothbard

Radically influenced by Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Classical Liberalism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination anti-regulationism along with being a big advocator of anti-war policies, Rothbard who had become the most influential figure on Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination US Libertarianism[8] strongly influenced and re-shaped the Old Right movement, after his departure from his alliance with the New Left (Especially within Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Market Anarchist circles), which he helped to shape as well and used to build relationships with other Libertarian sectors.

Rothbard, after breaking with said sector of the New Left, had started to involve more and more in an alliance with the growing Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleoconservative movement, seen by many observers, within Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarian and non-Libertarian circles, as flirting with Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination racism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination social reaction[9][10]. Rothbard then, regarding these critiques, suggested that Libertarians needed to appeal and make themselves look 'more acceptable' to Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination socially and culturally conservative people, who are a big portion of the American population.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleolibertarians

After some time of this alliance with the Paleoconservative movement some Libertarians, such as Lew Rockwell[11] or Jeffrey Tucker, started self-identifying with the term Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination "Paleolibertarian", more specifically a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Christian wing of it. These Libertarians continued their opposition to all forms of government intervention, including cultural and social, while still upholding cultural conservatism in social thought and behavior. They opposed a Licentious Libertarianism which advocated for "freedom from bourgeois morality, and social authority."[11] Rockwell later stated to have dropped that self-description[12] because people confused it with a form of "socially-right wing Libertarianism", definition which Libertarians such as Rockwell rejected, instead opting to define it in opposition to "Beltway/Establishment Libertarians". Rockwell also affirmed that Paleoconservatives could be seen as "reducing liberty, not increasing it, through a form of publicly subsidized right to trespass."[13]

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Hans-Hermann Hoppe

More recently, and still worth taking note of on the topic of Libertarian Conservative thinkers, we have Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Hoppe, whose ideology is yet another form of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarian Conservatism and/or Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleolibertarianism. Hoppe argues that property rights imply exclusion/discrimination, and property owners could establish what he calls private "covenant communities" and may (or may not) agree to exclude certain people, depending on what the owners in said community prefer.
He also regards ostracism towards certain people within certain community as a viable way of "peacefully relocating" in case the members of the community desire so, by which their relocation is directly advocated for yet does not employ the iniciation of force.[14]
Hoppe made the argument in favor of ostracism refering especially to certain groups such as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Socialists, and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democracy advocators, who he regarded as a threat to the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination libertarian social order in the long run. But, although he's commonly believed that Hoppe hates Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Homosexuals, he doesn't (directly) advocate for ostracism towards them (and similar groups), the quote used as proof of his homophobia are simply examples of people covenant communities could exclude. However, Hoppe has regarded them (homosexuals) as "higher-time preferenced people" and, as was already said, posed the possibility of them being excluded from Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination family-oriented communities.
Hoppe also became even more controversial among Libertarian circles for his advocacy on restricted immigration[15] and his critiques to mainstream Libertarian movements, declaring that Libertarianism should become a culturally conservative movement in nature.[16]
Hoppe also has argued for the superiority of government systems such as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Monarchism or Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Aristocracy above the such as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democracy. Although he has stated that, though he believes these systems are superior to democracy, he is not an supporter of them.[17][18]

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In Poland, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Janusz Korwin-Mikke, created a Libertarian Conservative movement around him with certain peculiarities, for example: being favorable to the restoration of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Monarchy in Poland, having anti-democratic positions (Although some Korwinists are not monarchists and instead propose a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Presidentialist RepublicError creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination). They're also in favor of Euroscepticism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Laissez-Faire Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Capitalism. The party has various factions within itself even if for the most part it is simply a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleolibertarian Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Minarchist-leaning party. It counts with an Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Anarcho-Capitalist faction, a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Republican faction, a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleoconservative faction, a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservative Liberal faction, among others.

Variants

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File:Cball-South Park.png South Park Republicanism

First coined by the author and political commentator Andrew Sullivan, a South Park Republican refers to a moderate right wing person that holds socially liberal views. Specifically, these individuals hold beliefs and values similar to Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the show "South Park." These two men happen to be self-described libertarians and all around "pretty middle-ground guys." South Park has been known for making fun of practically everyone, and on plenty of occasions, has made fun of mainstream conservatives and especially liberals. The beliefs of South Park Republicans also coincide with those of classical liberals, whom some would even consider themselves as.

Personality and Behavior

  • Usually portrayed as a combination of Boomer behavior with Boogaloo style Libertarianism.
  • "LGBT stands for Liberty, Guns, Beer and Tru-uh I mean, Taxation is theft!"
  • "Darn kids, get off my property!"

How to Draw

Original variant

Flag of Libertarian Conservatism
  1. Draw a ball,
  2. Make the bottom two thirds Yellow
  3. Make the top Blue and draw 3 white stars in the area.
  4. Draw the eyes, and you're done!
Color Name HEX RGB
Yellow #FDDA2B 253, 218, 43
Blue #3F47CD 63, 71, 205
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255

Alternative variant

Flag of Libertarian Conservatism


  1. Draw a ball.
  2. Fill it with light cyan.
  3. Draw a black coiled rattlesnake in the middle.
  4. (Optional) Under the snake write some variation of "no step on snek" or "don't tread on me".
  5. Add the eyes and you're done!
Color Name HEX RGB
Light Cyan #00AEEF 0, 174, 239
Black #141414 20, 20, 20

Optional props

  • Sunglasses.
  • A gun of choice (either a pump-action shotgun or an assault rifle).
  • A can of beer.

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Friends

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Further Information

Wikipedia

People

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Non-americans

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References

  1. ↑ W:Mikhail_Svetov#Political_activity, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Heywood 2015, p. 37
  3. ↑ Hans Hermann Hermann (2018). Getting Libertarianism Right
  4. ↑ Feser, Edward (December 22, 2001). "What Libertarianism Isn't".
  5. ↑ [1]
  6. ↑ Rothbard, Murray (1984). [2]. Free Life: The Journal of the Libertarian Alliance. Libertarian Alliance. '4 (1): 1–7. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via the Mises Institute.
  7. ↑ Kutzmann, David M. (May 24, 1988). "Small Party Battles Big Government Libertarian Candidate Opposes Intrusion into Private Lives". San Jose Mercury News: 12A.
  8. ↑ Raimondo, Enemy 372-83.
  9. ↑ Sheffield, Matthew (2 September 2016). "Where did Donald Trump get his racialized rhetoric? From libertarians" The Washington Post.
  10. ↑ Lewis, Matt (23 August 2017). "The Insidious Libertarian-to-Alt-Right Pipeline". The Daily Beast.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rockwell, Lew. "The Case for Paleo-libertarianism" (PDF) on September 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ Kenny Johnsson, Do You Consider Yourself a Libertarian?, interview with Lew Rockwell, May 25, 2007.
  13. ↑ Rockwell, Llewellyn H. (May 2, 2002). "What I Learned From Paleoism".
  14. ↑ Hoppe, Hans-Hermann (11 April 2005). "My Battle With The Thought Police". Mises Institute. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ↑ Libertarian Papers Vol. 8, No. 1 (2016); Public Property and the Libertarian immigration debate by Simon Guenzl.
  16. ↑ Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction 2001) 189.
  17. ↑ From Aristocracy to Monarchy to Democracy by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (2014).
  18. ↑ Democracy: The God that failed by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (2016).
  19. ↑ https://www.npr.org/2016/03/26/471958017/-goldwater-girl-putting-context-to-a-resurfaced-hillary-clinton-interview?t=1642161616340

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