Fusionism
Free markets, traditional values.
Fusionism glues together two kinds of conservative: the free-market, small-government crowd and the faith-and-family crowd. The state should leave you alone, but a good life still runs on faith, family and character. It powered the American right from Goldwater to Reagan.
What they'd say
Low taxes and strong families.
Virtue can't be forced, which is why freedom matters.
Big government is bad for the economy and for morals.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
Traditionalists say unchecked markets wreck the communities fusionists claim to defend. Libertarians hate the moral legislation part.
Names to know
- Frank Meyer
- William F. Buckley Jr.
- Ronald Reagan
Its squad
Countries that think like this
These countries and regimes have Fusionism as their closest match out of all 46 types.
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