Liberal Conservatism

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

Liberal Conservatism, often shortened to LibCon is an economically centre-right to right, culturally moderate but generally right-leaning and usually centre to authoritarian-leaning 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, unlike most liberals, liberal conservatism emphasizes on trying to conserve this worldview and views any attempts to challenge it as an existential threat. They are also unafraid to be called conservative, even if they're often more socially liberal on certain issues.

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 (aka kinda boring, but not too boring). He tries to compromise with both liberals and conservatives by adopting some of their policies, they don't always backfire, however, both of these groups still hate him. Basically the combined personalities of George H.W. Bush, John McCain, John Kasich,  David Cameron,  Angela Merkel,  Mark Rutte and of course, God Emperor Mitt Romney. He may also act like Hank Hill from King of the Hill.

LibCon also really likes reading and money.

Others define him as "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" but the term "liberal" has been erroneously associated with the left nowadays (especially in the US), 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: Globeball.png]] Globalism - Free trade is what makes the world prosperous!
 * [[File:Moder.png]] Moderatism - BORING GANG! (Please vote for me.)
 * [[File:Civnat.png]] Civic Nationalism - My nationalist counterpart and a fellow cuckservative !
 * [[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: Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - Though I don't like how woke you can be these days, I've still learned a lot from your economics. Reagan and Thatcher are my heroes!
 * [[File:3way.png]] Third Way - You’re just like neoliberal, just a little less right-wing. We can still work past our differences though.
 * [[File:Conlib.png]] Conservative Liberalism - My more conservative but less statist uncle! Basically a more radical version of me!
 * [[File:Rockrep.png]] Rockefeller Republicanism - RINO before it became mainstream. Thanks for the inspiration!
 * [[File:Fiscon.png]] Fiscal Conservatism - Slashing Budgets? Lowering Deficits? Pinch me, I must be dreaming!
 * [[File:Cdem.png]] Christian Democracy - In some countries we're almost the same thing.
 * [[File:Synclib.png]] Syncretic Liberalism - Some reasonable advocates of you in America seem to like me quite alot, and your very agreeable too.
 * [[File:Progconf.png]] Progressive Conservatism - You're pretty similar to me, but at the same time you're not... Eh, nevermind. Thanks for the votes!

Frenemies

 * [[File: Nalib.png]] National Liberalism - Fellow Right-Liberal, but he's way too nationalistic and somewhat racist for my tastes. But at least he's not like [[File:Reactlib.png]] that fool. I'm sorry you got ruined by them.
 * [[File:Statlib.png]] State Liberalism - Why do the drone pilots have to be black trans females?
 * [[File: Lib.png]] Liberalism - Well I'm a liberal so I can at least expect you to be voting on my side- WAIT, WHY ARE YOU VOTING FOR [[File: Soclib.png]] SOCLIB?!
 * [[File: Conservative.png]] Conservatism - We're both conservatives so I expect you to be voting for me- OH COME ON, WHY ARE YOU VOTING FOR [[File: Natcon.png]] NATCON?!
 * [[File:Patcon.png]] Paternalistic Conservatism - Neutered socialist, but tolerable. I guess I'll incorporate some of their policies so I can get some votes.
 * [[File:Onenatcon.png]] One-Nation Conservatism - Too left-wing economically. But Disraeli was a hero!
 * [[File:Hcon.png]] LGBT Conservatism - Gay rights are needed for a functioning and successful society! Drop the "T" and we're fine, also depending on what's politically expedient I may say something about gay adoption, please vote for me anyway.
 * [[File:Plcn2.png]] Paleoconservatism - Ngl, you made some points in your pro-Western and capitalist speeches but please, for the love of God, calm down with the racism and homophobia. Btw, protectionism isn't the answer.
 * [[File:Tradcon.png]] Classical Conservatism - Waaaaay too traditionalist for my tastes.
 * [[File:Natcon.png]] National Conservatism - Not a fan of his fanatical conservatism and nationalism, but we have to work together. I'll also incorporate some of their policies so that mainstream conservatives will like more and thus getting some more votes woohoo.
 * [[File:Altl.png]] Alt-Lite - You'd better grow out of this edgy phase before it's too late!

Enemies

 * [[File:Reactlib.png]] Reactionary Liberalism - Basically [[File:Natlib-steroids.png]] NatLib on crack. Bigoted racist and sexist scumbag! Is he really a liberal at this point?
 * [[File:Trumpism.png]] Trumpism - A real conservative would be part of the Never Trump movement! Dammit, two failed impeachment trials...
 * [[File:Progress.png]] Progressivism - Seriously though, stop with the collectivist 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 - "U sUpPoRt tHe GaY bUt HaTe ThE pOoR" Yeah whatever.
 * [[File:Rpop-tinfoilhat.png]] Right-Wing Populism - You people aren't real conservatives nor even nationalists! Also stop calling me a "cuckservative".
 * [[File:Altr.png]] Alt-Right - Get lost, you wannabe Nazi!
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] National Socialism - You are an insult to right-wingers everywhere, and I'm not saying this because I'm a "libtard"!
 * [[File:Dsa.png]] Democratic Socialism - Bernout who said that I "simp" for votes, at least I get them unlike you lmao.
 * [[File:Soc.png]] Socialism and [[File:Synd.png]] Syndicalism - Union crushing time!
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism - You guys are so naive...
 * [[File: Mao.png]] Maoism - The Cultural Revolution was a massive evidence-based failure that destroyed valuable Chinese culture. #NeverForget

Wikipedia

 * Liberal Conservatism
 * Compassionate conservatism

Political Parties

 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Organizations and movements within the [[File:RepubUS.png]] Republican Party:
 * Republican In Name Only
 * Never Trump movement
 * Republican Governance Group (aka Tuesday Group)
 * [[File:Rockrep.png]] Rockefeller Republicans
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] Organizations and movements within the [[File:Con-t.png]] Conservative Party:
 * One Nation Conservatives
 * Bright Blue
 * [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] National Renewal
 * [[File:Cball-Czechia.png]] SPOLU
 * Civic Democratic Party
 * TOP 09
 * [[File:Cball-Ecuador.png]] CREO
 * [[File:Cball-EU.png]] European People's Party
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] The Republicans [[File:Le republic.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Christian Democratic Union of Germany [[File:CDU Party.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] Fine Gael [[File:FineGael.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Forza Italia
 * [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Democrats
 * [[File:Argentina.png]] Republican Proposal
 * [[File:PLB-Liechtenstein.png]] Patriotic Union
 * [[File:Cball-Norway.png]] Conservative Party
 * [[File:Cball-Netherlands.png]] People's Party for Freedom and Democracy [[File:VVD-icon.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Myanmar.png]] National League for Democracy
 * [[File:Cball-Newz.png]] National Party [[File:NationalNZ-icon.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Romania.png]] National Liberal Party
 * [[File:Cball-Greece.png]] New Democracy
 * [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] People's Party [[File:SpaPP.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Sweden.png]] Moderate Party
 * [[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]] European Solidarity [[File:Poroshenko.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Uruguay.png]] National Party
 * [[File:CBall-Mexico.png]] National Action Party
 * [[File:Chavismo.png]] Project Venezuela
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Civic Platform
 * [[File:Cball-Hungary.png]] Everybody's Hungary Movement
 * [[File:Cball-ElSalvador.png]] Grand Alliance for National Unity
 * [[File:Cball-Poland.png]] Agreement [[File:Agreement.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Morocco.png]] Constitutional Union
 * [[File:Ottoman.png]] Democrat Party

People

 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Dwight D. Eisenhower
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Caitlyn Jenner
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] John Kasich
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Larry Hogan
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] John McCain
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] George H.W Bush [[File:GHWB.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Jeb Bush
 * [[File:Cball-Sweden.png]] Carl Bildt
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Angela Merkel [[File:Merkelism.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] David Cameron [[File:Cameronism.png]]
 * [[File:Cameronism.png]] Political positions of David Cameron
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Mitt Romney
 * Political positions of Mitt Romney
 * [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Silvio Berlusconi
 * Berlusconism
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] Theresa May [[File:OneNatFem.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] John Major
 * [[File:Cball-Denmark.png]] Anders Fogh Rasmussen
 * [[File:Cball-Taiwan.png]] Ma Ying-jeou [[File:3princ.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] George Osborne
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] Matt Hancock
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] Amber Rudd
 * [[File:Cball-Canada.png]] Erin O'Toole
 * [[File:Cball-Netherlands.png]] Mark Rutte [[File:VVD-icon.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Nicolas Sarkozy [[File:Le republic.png]]
 * [[File:Le republic.png]] Sarkozysm
 * [[File:Cball-Myanmar.png]] Aung San Suu Kyi
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Dmitry Medvedev [[File:Putin.png]]
 * [[File:CBall-Mexico.png]] Felipe Calderón
 * [[File:Cball-South Korea.png]] Park Geun-hye
 * [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] Leo Varadkar [[File:FineGael.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] Pablo Casado [[File:SpaPP.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Norway.png]] Erna Solberg
 * [[File:Cball-Romania.png]] Klaus Iohannis
 * [[File:Cball-Greece.png]] Kyriakos Mitsotakis
 * [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] Sebastián Piñera
 * [[File:Argentina.png]] Mauricio Macri
 * [[File:Cball-Ecuador.png]] Guillermo Lasso
 * [[File:Cball-Uruguay.png]] Luis Lacalle Pou
 * [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto
 * [[File:Cball-Sweden.png]] Hanif Bali
 * [[File:Cball-Hungary.png]] Péter Márki-Zay


 * [[File:Cball-Poland.png]] Jarosław Gowin [[File:Agreement.png]]

Online Communities

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

Literature

 * Tory Party manifestos under David Cameron and Theresa May's Leaderships
 * No Apology By Mitt Romney
 * It's Up To Us by Josh Kaich
 * For the Record by David Cameron
 * Liberal Conservatism, not Conservative liberalism by Peter Augustine Lawler
 * Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative by Francis Elliot and James Hanning
 * Speaking of freedom: The collected speeches by George H.W Bush
 * A World Transformed by George H.W Bush

Gallery
Liberalny konserwatyzm