UserWiki:DerVampir666

Civics
I support semi-direct democratic,  constitutional  federalism. It would preserve the representative democracy model. However, citizens on the local, state, and federal level would be able to initiate referendums; and certain legislation on the national level would require a compulsory referendum. However, the Constitution should be expanded to ensure certain individual rights cannot be deprived.

Representatives should also be eligible for recall. For example, if a representative from Tennessee has been caught insider training, they can be recalled by Tennessee's citizens via voting. Legislators should all have term limits. Career politicians should not exist. Nobody should be allowed to earn a living off having power over others. Having nether recall nor term limits also benefits wealthy interests, propping up their preferred candidates for decades. Lobbying in general should be illegal; constitutionally proscribed if necessary. We should also prohibit representatives on every level of government from owning stocks. Finally, all legislation should require a sunset clause and must be read aloud in full on live television, inhibiting overly convoluted legislation and stopping harmful laws from sneakily being passed as we sleep.

The Supreme Court has become a de facto kritarchic institution. Corrupt representatives and executives have abused the institution by appointing loyalist/activist judges to the court. Instead of packing the Supreme Court, which would make things worse long-term, we should have term limits on judges. I propose every Justice only be allowed to serve 18 years. That means every new generation has a new Supreme Court. Corrupt politicians will no longer able to keep activists on the court for entire lifetimes.

I'd like to thank u/klosnj11 for inspiration.

Economics
On economics I have a geoist,  agrarian, and  free-market socialist vision for society. A label that I've come to accept is geolibertarian agrarian market socialism (//).

I believe liberty requires complete financial independence. If you're dependent on someone else for your daily bread, obedience naturally follows. Therefore, to enable liberty, each citizen, whether individually or collectively, should own wealth-generating property. This can range from a ceramist owning his own pottery shop; someone being a member of a worker-owned business; independently running a farm if not voluntarily being a member of a collective farm. Supply and demand, however, remains the best way to allocate capital and consumer goods. And the benefits of free trade outweigh the negatives. Markets thus should remain until made no longer necessary (unlikely); regulations would be limited to negative externalities if they must exist at all.

As someone increasingly infatuated with Epicurean philosophy—while also agreeing heavily with both  Jefferson and  Kaczynski on industrial manufacturing's harms—I believe simple living is essential to sustaining both liberty and happiness. So I also advocate for a return to small-town life and farming. Unlike T.K., however, I'm not opposed to all organization-dependent technology; things like tractors, washing machines, and other such devices makes rural life easier. Also, collectivizing industry and encouraging ruralization would improve technology since it's (a) no longer a tool of financial elites and (b) big firms are a source of stagnation. Smaller businesses generate more patents than bigger firms; worker co-ops prioritize their own members and typically stay small. To the extent industry persists, worker-owned businesses should dominate.

Something I consider critical to my agrarian advocacy is the tax on the unimproved value on sites. If implemented properly, it would be equivalent to, but not the same as, the common ownership of land + the Lockean proviso (occupancy and use). Landlords must be abolished as a class. If one wishes to occupy or use land, they must pay the government for depriving others of using it. The most valuable land exists in urban areas. City-dwellers not only pay the bulk of the tax, they will (a) move to areas where the land isn't valuable, fuelling the demand for rural labor and (b) use the land they already live on more wisely, pushing for more car-independent infrastructure, desner housing, and an end to urban sprawl. Finally, such a tax would eliminate the profit motive in natural resource exploitation and pollution. Greener technologies and actual productive use of natural resources would be preferred.

On the side, I support a decentralized currency based on  mutual-credit banks and a complete  legal ban on interest. I also oppose intellectual property since patents and copyrights do not spur innovation (no hard evidence anyway) while contributing to a deadweight loss in the economy. Unlike other market socialists, I'm not opposed to privatization when it's non-exploitative and efficient. Welfare programs should also be abolished in favor of mutual aid (e.g. fraternal societies, families) and charity. Finally, I oppose limited liability since it enables infinite growth on a finite planet while allowing business owners profit off negative externalities with nigh impunity.

Social Issues
On social issues I approach things on a case-by-case basis. I ask the following when observing each social or cultural matter: what maximizes happiness (simple living) and liberty (autonomy and self-reliance)? I've discussed why I believe geolibertarian agarian market socialism would help accomplish that. I can only come up with a basic list of positions. Please note that I fully acknowledge that, due to the economics of my ideal society alone, it would probably be more socially conservative than society now.


 * I'm for permitting [[File:Gay.png]] same-sex marriage, preferably via legislation.
 * While getting rid of them is not entirely realistic, I'm generally opposed to gender roles.
 * I support [[File:Trans.png]] trans rights. As mentioned above, I'm generally opposed to gender roles. Allowing people to seek gender-affirming care has not only been shown to be best for treating dysphoria, it encourages people to break free from arbitrary chains. However, I have mixed feelings about letting trans athletes who haven't endured puberty blockers to partcipate in sports against the opposite sex.
 * I'm an [[File:CapAnti_Clerical.png]] anti-clericalist, since I believe religion suppresses individuality while discouraging reason. There should be a strong wall between religious institutions and state institutions. Religious institutions have a history of supporting oppression, such as the [[File:Catheo.png]] Catholic Church's backing of Franco during the Spanish Civil War. All references to God should be removed from the public square as religion should be a strictly private matter. People should be encouraged to ignore religious convictions in deciding policy prescriptions. If it were possible, I'd emulate France's [[File:Laicism.png]] negative secularism.
 * I support [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Germany's education system. Thanks to [[File:Ancapf.png]] Bryan Caplan, I believe our current education model plus subsidies for universities produces credential inflation. This is harmful to the working poor. My alternative is having everyone take a test in 9th grade. Those who score poorly on the test will be placed into a trade school. Those who do well will be encouraged to prepare for college. This reduces credential inflation while enabling more people to find good-paying jobs out of high school.
 * I'm strongly in favor of the Second Amendment. In fact, I would support a law mandating (1) every citizen who has not been convicted of a felony to own a firearm, (2) stand-your-ground and castle doctrine provisions on the federal level, and (3) prohibition of gun-free zones for public spaces. I also firmly believe violently resisting unjust laws—such as the War on Drugs—is morally justified. If the excesses of government abuse, ranging from the Waco Siege to George Floyd's murder, hasn't you convinced of the right to bear arms, nothing will.

Feel free to ask me more questions on social issues in the comments section and I will respond to them here!

Based

 * [[File:Farm.png]] Agrarianism - An economy oriented around farming and rural life in general is based.
 * [[File:Libms.png]] Libertarian Market Socialism - A free market system based on worker-owned businesses with limited government? Sign me up!
 * [[File:Geolib.png]] Geolibertarianism - The most realistic way to achieve something equivalent to common ownership of land in the context of a market economy.
 * [[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] Jeffersonian Democracy - Thomas Jefferson was objectively the best Founding Father besides Paine.
 * [[File:Ghandi.png]] Gandhian Socialism - You're basically the Indian [[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] Thomas Jefferson—but your blind commitment to pacifism will get you killed...
 * [[File:Hedonism.png]] Epicureanism - Simple living and moderation is the ideal.
 * [[File:Guildsoc.png]] Guild Socialism - I think we can get along well.

Bringe

 * [[File:Distributist.png]] Distributism - We have similar economics and I like your agrarian character, but I'm not a fan of the Catholic Church and too many of you are [[File:Cfash.png]] him in disguise.
 * [[File:Polpot.png]] Pol Potism - There are probably better ways of achieving an agrarian vision without a totalitarian nightmare.
 * [[File:Strasser.png]] Strasserism - Same as above, but a moderate version of you without the racism or authoritarianism would be based.
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism - I will work with you against authoritarians, but I can't get behind completely abolishing markets.
 * [[File:Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - Same with you, although I'd rather make the State more accountable than privatize its functions.

Cringe
W.I.P

Best Friends

 * [[File:Saturnalian.png]] Melkor - One of the greatest individuals I ever had the pleasure of meeting. He's always there for me and I'll forever be grateful for his friendship.


 * [[File:Xenoassemblage.png]] Xenosystems - Another wonderful person who I've known for quite some time.

Based

 * - Not too far from what I am; we seemingly agree on a lot.


 * - Not bad. Not bad at all.


 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe - Your views are tolerable, but central banking is cringe.


 * - I'm still sympathetic to anarchism and you seem like a fun person to chat with.


 * [[File:Syndmut.png]] Liam 09 - Considering how many distributists favor guilds and decentralism, we may not be too different ideologically.


 * [[File:Panth.png]] - Yeah, your ideology is pretty neat; and you're an agreeable person in general.


 * - Not a fan of your clericalism and conservatism—just as you aren't a fan of my more culturally left tendencies in fairness—but in other ways our visions are nearly identical.


 * [[File:Silasf.png]] Silas - Based market socialism!


 * [[File:Mikolayism_Pixel2.png]] MedicsChaotics - I'm not a fan of the authoritarian aspects of your "moderate Strasserism," but our views are pretty similar otherwise.


 * - Calling everything a spook is fun and all, but you should take a stronger stance on industry. City life suppresses the ego.


 * - Okay, your views are absolutely based.

Mixed

 * [[File:Aldath.png]] Aldaðism - Your ideology is too authoritarian for my liking (you like North Korea!); but I enjoy discussing these topics with you regardless.

Cringe

 * [[File:NeoML2.png]] CynicalLibra - Yeah, that's a no from me, chief.

Comments
Glencoe- do you have a discord/reddit? Glencoe - also thoughts on space exploration?
 * - I can agree on everything, but agrarianism. It will lead to starvation cycles, cause without industrial level tech, instruments, food production will not handle always growing population.
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] DerVampir666 - If you are referring to starvation periods in the Middle Ages, I would blame it mostly on landlords who would hoard produce at the expense of the peasants. Adam Smith criticized Chinese landlords for causing/worsening famines by taking too much of their peasant's produce to luxuriate. This is why I'm opposed to feudalism and want all land to be owned in common via LVT. But you're also criticizing a straw-man. As I said before, I don't want to remove all organization-dependent technology. Tractors, washing machines, landline phones, and other such tools have made the lives of farmers and other rural people easier. Even the Amish today use some technology like landlines. I just believe that liberty cannot be sustained in a country that's a massive city, and believe rural life breeds virtue. I would rather have five small towns than one city with a disgusting suburb. I'm not an anarcho-primitivist, despite my sympathies. I want to limit urban sprawl and have whatever industry is necessary to national health to be directed by worker-owner associations. (Note: Cities will also still exist. Under LVT cities would have less car-dependent infrastructure, more walkable/bikeable pathways, etc.)
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] DerVampir666 - If you give me your Discord I can add you.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe - its glencoe09 #5676
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] DerVampir666 - There is apparently a growing academic consensus that space travel was a waste of time and money. Although I can't confirm that. With that said I'm pretty much indifferent.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe - honestly i see it potential as a way to get new resources(asteroid mining)
 * - Add me please?
 * - What is your discord?
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] DerVampir666 - If you give me your Discord I'll shoot you a friend request.
 * [[File:NeoML2.png]] CynicalLibra - Can you add me when you get the chance to, please? I will add you later today.
 * [[File:Vamp.png]] DerVampir666 - Sure.


 * [[File:Nazmonf.png]] AmericanCatholic - I HATE LIBERALS!!!!!!!!!!
 * [[File:TheElectricBomb.png]] TEB - If you're just gonna go around user's pages to make stupid comments than I can assume you're 12.