Social Liberalism
Freedom, but with the means to actually use it.
Social liberals love personal freedom: say what you want, marry who you want, believe what you want. They also think freedom is a bit of a joke if you can't afford a doctor or a decent school. So they back a market economy with public services and a state that clears the path for people starting with less.
What they'd say
Your private life is none of the government's business.
Free education and healthcare make people freer, not more dependent.
Markets are great at some things. Not at everything.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
Libertarians say it's big government with a friendly face. Socialists say it fixes the symptoms of inequality and leaves the cause alone.
Names to know
- John Stuart Mill
- John Maynard Keynes
- William Beveridge
- John Rawls
Its squad
Countries that think like this
These countries and regimes have Social Liberalism as their closest match out of all 46 types.
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