Liberal Conservatism

"Not to be confused with Conservative Liberalism or Libertarian Conservatism."

Liberal Conservatism, often shortened to LibCon is an economically centre-right, culturally centre to centre-right and usually centre on the lib-auth axis, ideology. Liberal conservatism incorporates the  Classical Liberal view of minimal government intervention in the economy, according to which individuals should be free to participate in the market and generate wealth without government interference. However, liberal conservatism also holds that individuals cannot be thoroughly depended on to act responsibly in other spheres of life, therefore liberal conservatives believe that a strong state is necessary to ensure law and order and social institutions are needed to nurture a sense of duty and responsibility to the nation. They also support civil liberties, along with some socially conservative positions.

History
Historically, conservatism in the 18th and 19th centuries comprised a set of principles based on concern for established tradition, respect for authority, and religious values. This form of traditionalist or classical conservatism is often considered to be exemplified by the writings of Joseph de Maistre in the post-Enlightenment age. Contemporaneous liberalism, now recalled as classical liberalism, advocated both political freedom for individuals and a free market in the economic sphere. Ideas of this sort were promulgated by John Locke, Montesquieu, Adam Smith, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, who are respectively remembered as the fathers of liberalism, including economic liberalism, the separation of church and state, social liberalism and utilitarianism.

According to scholar Andrew Vincent, the maxim of liberal conservatism is "economics is prior to politics". Others emphasize the openness of historical change and suspicion of tyrannical majorities behind the hailing of individual liberties and traditional virtues by authors such as Edmund Burke and Alexis de Tocqueville as the basis of current liberal conservatism which can be seen both in the works of Raymond Aron and Michael Oakeshott. However, there is general agreement that the original liberal conservatives were those who combined conservative social attitudes with an economically liberal outlook, adapting a previous aristocratic understanding of natural inequalities between men to the rule of meritocracy, without directly criticizing privileges of birth as long as individual liberties were guaranteed. Over time, the majority of conservatives in the Western world came to adopt free-market economic ideas as the Industrial Revolution progressed and the aristocracy lost its power, to the extent that such ideas are now generally considered as part of conservatism. Nonetheless, the term liberal is used in most countries to describe those with free-market economic views. This is the case in continental Europe, Australia, and Latin America.

Personality
LibCon's personality is that of a Nerdy Politician that is fiercely scared to lose voters a.k.a kinda boring. Basically the combined personalities of George H.W. Bush, John McCain, David Cameron, John Kasich, and of course, God Emperor Mitt Romney.

LibCon also really likes money

Others define him as "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" but the term liberal has been associated with the left nowadays, so he tries to associate himself with Classical Liberalism

How to Draw
Libcon_flag.svg And You're Done!
 * 1) Draw a ball with Eyes
 * 2) Draw a Blue (top) and Red (bottom) bicolour
 * 3) Draw a white ball in the middle of the bicolour
 * 4) Draw four red lines on the white ball coming from the bottom left

Friends

 * [[File: World.png]] Globalism - I'm not gonna try to disrupt, uh global trade!
 * [[File: Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - Besides that schism we caused in the republican party in the 2000's, we're alright. (Don't make me cut the military budget though).
 * [[File: Clib.png]] Classical Liberalism - My last friend left that hasn't changed a bit, Love you, Gramps!
 * [[File:Conlib.png]] Conservative Liberalism - My more conservative but less statist uncle! Basically a more radical version of me!
 * [[File:Rockrep.png]] Rockefeller Republicanism - You have inspired me! RINO before it was cool.
 * [[File:Hcon.png]] LGBT Conservatism - Gay rights! (Please vote for me... please?)
 * [[File:Bibi.png]] Bibism - Finally, somebody who can listen and understand me but stop hanging out with [[file:Rpop.png]] Right-Populists and [[File:Trumpism]] Trump though.
 * [[File:Fiscon.png]] Fiscal Conservatism - Slashing Budgets? Lowering Deficits? Pinch me I must be dreaming!

Frenemies

 * [[File: Nalib.png]] National Liberalism - Wow, you're spicy!
 * [[File:Statlib.png]] State Liberalism - Why do the drone pilots have to be black trans females?
 * [[File: Lib.png]] Liberalism - I can at least expect you to be voting on my side... WHY ARE YOU VOTING [[File: Soclib.png]] SOCLIB!?
 * [[File: Conserv.png]] Conservatism - I can expect you to be voting for me... WHY ARE YOU VOTING FOR [[File: Plcn2.png]] PALEOCON!?
 * [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - I don't like all of your wokeness, but at least we agree economically.
 * [[File:Plcn2.png]] Paleoconservatism - I like your small government ideas, but please for the love of God, calm down with the racism and homophobia...
 * [[File:Progconf.png]] Progressive Conservatism - It's complicated.

Enemies

 * [[File:Trumpism.png]] Trumpism - You know you're kinda mean. Dammit, two failed impeachment trials.
 * [[File:Prog.png]] Progressivism - Seriously though, stop with the wokeness.
 * [[File: Soclib.png]] Social Liberalism - Neutered [[File:Soc.png]] Socialism.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - Actual neutered socialism
 * [[File:Lpop.png]] Left-Wing Populism - I don't like you and your stupid policies.
 * [[File: Rpop.png]] Right-Wing Populism - You aren't real conservatives nor nationalists!
 * [[File:Dsa.png]] Democratic Socialism - Cringe Berniebro, said that I "simp" for votes, at least I get votes.
 * [[File:Soc.png]] Socialism - God, your economic policy is terrible.
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism - You guys are so naive...

Literature

 * Tory Party Manifestos
 * No Apology
 * It's Up To Us
 * For the Record
 * Liberal Conservatism, not Conservative liberalism

Wikipedia

 * Liberal Conservatism
 * Republican In Name Only
 * Tuesday Group
 * Mitt Romney
 * Political positions of Mitt Romney
 * David Cameron
 * Political positions of David Cameron
 * Theresa May
 * Angela Merkel

Online Communities

 * r/Liberal_Conservatives
 * r/Tuesday
 * r/Romney