Sunday, May 26, 2024

Short and Simple Explanation of What Different Ideologies Mean

There is something called Social Liberalism or simple paternalism.

Social Liberalism adds welfare to otherwise liberal society that makes people free.

Paternalistic conservatism adds welfare to otherwise conservative society that preserves property rights and traditional values.

Distributism adds redistribution of means of production between as many people as possible, creating small businesses. 

Social Democracy adds welfare but governs based on common good rather than liberty.

Social Libertarianism is like Social Liberalism but more radical in getting as much freedom as possible.


I oppose Conservatism, because it tends to create a two-class society where property owners are treated as first class citizens (landlords) and non-property owners as second-class citizens (villeins, cotters, peasants, tenants). Also, its ageist and treats older people better than younger ones. 

Liberalism (proper non-conservative liberalism) wants to give everyone freedom and equal opportunities for success.

Libertarianism (proper libertarianism of non-paleo type) wants maximization of individual freedom. 

Market Socialism wants companies to be organized as co-op so that workers rather than shareholders vote on who gets to be directors and managers as well as how company is run.

Non-Market Socialism wants to eliminate competition between companies as well and often also make everyone's level of wealth the same, so that there are no rich or poor. Statist version will do it by nationalization and non-statist by something like syndicatist industry wide arrangements (unions). 

Communism wants everything to be as common and free to use by anyone as benches in a park.

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