Civil Libertarianism
Civil libertarianismball is a form of liberalism who lives in the left bottom corner of the center quadrant - he believes in the expansion and preservation of civil liberties. Distinct from right libertarianism because he is focused on fighting for a legal system centered around the harm principle, privacy and civil rights without any interest in economic liberalism. Sometimes he can be portrayed as a scholar with nerdy expertise of the law and philosophy.
Despite his name he often clashes with right libertarianism by opposing private coercicion as much as state authoritarianism. Typically he gets along well with center-left and lib-left balls at least until his free speech absolutism and opposition to hate speech laws angers them.
Relationships
Friends
- Classical Liberalismball - Grandpa! He gave us the harm principle.
- Liberalismball - Dad taught me a lot!
- Anti-Authoritarianismball - Comrade in arms!
- Green-Liberalismball - Environmental rights and human rights.
- Social Libertarianismball - I don't know if UBI will work but his heart is in the right place
- Horseshoe Centrismball - No difference between a jackboot on your neck from the left or right.
- Feminismball - Men won't be free until women are liberated.
- LGBTball - I'll never stop fighting for you!
Frenemies
- Neoliberalismball - Slapping a pride sticker on a cop car won't change anything
- Social Democracyball - He hates free speech! Who gets to decide what constitutes "hate speech"?
- Libertarianball - The harm principle trumps property rights.
Enemies
- Conservatismball - You claim to want small government yet support the death penalty, police brutality and drug prohibition, how curious!
- Ingsocball - Little thing called privacy! Ever heard of it buddy?!
- Anarcho-Capitalismball - Privatized tyranny is no better than any other dictatorship.
- Naziball - The end result of eroding civil liberties.
- Neoconservatismball - Remove patriot act!
- Christian Theocracyball - I've kicked his ass in court more times than I can count.
