Social Liberalism

Social Liberalism (SocLib) also called Left-Liberalism (LeftLib), Modern Liberalism (ModLib), Welfare Liberalism (WelLib) and New Liberalism (NewLib) is an economically center-right to center-left, civically liberal, and culturally progressive political ideology which combines elements of liberal democracy with  economic interventionism as means of "ensuring economic justice as well as civil liberty".

History
Social Liberalism started in the United Kingdom as a trend within the Liberal Party that strayed away from laissez-faire economics, accepting certain market regulations, and moved more towards a social welfare system and from the more traditional classical liberal deontological view of morality to a more utilitarian view of morality based on the philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.

The most influential figure behind the move towards this kind of liberalism is the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, who believed in certainly free markets along with welfare systems to assure equal opportunities.

Beliefs
SocLib believes in modestly regulated capitalism with a large social safety net in a similar vein to Social Democracy. Unlike more leftist ideologies, however, SocLib believes that it's best for such a system to have taxes and regulations low enough to create as much tax revenue as realistically possible for the social programs while also providing as much economic freedom to the people as is practical.

Personality
Social Liberalism acts like a stereotypical western urban/suburban middle-class millennial.

How to Draw
Soclib_flag.svg The Social Liberal design is the Social Democratic Rose in the Liberal colours of Blue and Gold.
 * 1) Draw a ball,
 * 2) Fill it with the same shade of blue as Liberalism (#006AA7),
 * 3) Draw a rose in gold (#FFD700),
 * 4) Draw the eyes, and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:Keynes.png]] Keynesianism - He have some very good ideas but I don't like his opinion on military grounds
 * [[File:NuKeynesPix.png]] Neo-Keynesianism - Not very different from his father though his spending habits are weird.
 * [[File:Soccap.png]] Social Capitalism and [[File:Socliber.png]] Social Libertarianism - Believes on having a moderate welfare state, but wants freer markets.
 * [[File:Orlib.png]] Ordo-Liberalism - We share the principle of moderately regulated markets with a welfare state.
 * [[File:Nordmodel.png]] Nordic Model - Same as Ordo-liberalism.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - A slightly more regulationist version of myself. We hang out all the time

Frenemies

 * [[File:Lpop.png]] Left-Wing Populism - Sometimes helpful for me.
 * [[File:Socauth.png]] Social Authoritarianism - Your ideas on the economics are ok, but you scare me.
 * [[File:Socgeo.png]] Social Georgism - LVT is a fairly radical idea, the voters may not be down with it.
 * [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - I like most of your ideas, but there should at least be more welfare programs.

Enemies

 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - I'M A LEFTIST OK?! Anyways you are somewhat racist and authoritarian.
 * [[File:Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - My primary opponent in American elections, we need to bring home the troops unless I was the one who sent them there in the first place!

Further Information
For overlapping political theory, see:

Literature

 * On Liberty, Principles of Political Economy and On Socialism by John Stuart Mill
 * The Liberal Revolution and Liberal consciousness and working class by Piero Gobetti
 * A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
 * Liberalism is the best Cure for Poverty by Dirk Verhofstadt
 * The New Liberalism: Reconciling Liberty and Community by Avital Simhoni and Davis Weinstein
 * Towards a Socio-Liberal Theory of World Development by Arno Tausch and Fred Prager
 * Two Concepts of Liberty by Isaiah Berlin
 * Rights From Wrongs: A Secular Theory of the Origins of Rights by Alan Dershowitz
 * The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman

Wikipedia

 * Social Liberalism
 * Liberal corporatism
 * John Stuart Mill
 * John Rawls
 * Franklin D. Roosevelt
 * New Deal
 * John Maynard Keynes

Videos

 * Social Democracy vs Social Liberalism Explained by Liberaven
 * Classical vs. Social Liberalism by Nick Carroll
 * IdeoLogs: Interview With a Liberal by IdeoLogs

Communities

 * r/centerleftpolitics

Gallery
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