Liberal Centrism development project.

[Lizard250]

I'm calling on all experienced players (and everyone who's interested in politics) to help me develop my new political ideology (Liberal Centrism).

Liberal Centrism is a political ideology that combines libertarian social policies with centrist economic policies. Like classical liberalism, Liberal Centrism endorses a market economy, limited government and the expansion of individual rights and freedoms, but differs strongly in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing certain economic and social issues through market regulation. Liberal Centrism differs strongly from social liberalism in that it rejects paternalism, holding that all individuals must be free to make their own choices and assume responsibility for their actions. Under Liberal Centrism, a small centralized government and a fair economy are viewed as harmonious with individual liberty. Liberal Centrism is strictly secular and rationalist, holding that the state must be free from all religious influences in order to make decisions based on reason and knowledge.

If you would like to help me,

I. Can you please,
1. Suggest some historical events that would have led to the development of this ideology?
2. Suggest some historical figures who would have contributed to this ideology?

II. Please answer the following questions:
1. Is the ideology logically consistent?
2. Where does this ideology fall on the right-left spectrum?

[SelucianCrusader]

Isn't that basically left-wing libertarianism?

[Lizard250]

Isn't that basically left-wing libertarianism?

Unlike mainstream left-libertarianism, Liberal Centrism strongly supports private property rights and accepts wealth inequality. The centrist economic policies of Liberal Centrism are intended to make the economy fairer, they are not intended to completely eliminate wealth inequality.

Perhaps Liberal Centrism could be considered "the right-wing of of left-libertarianism"?

[Lionking]

Wouldn't that be Social Liberalism?

[Lizard250]

Wouldn't that be Social Liberalism?

Liberal Centrism is somewhat similar to social liberalism, but differs from it in that it stresses the importance of one's absolute and inalienable right to complete self-ownership. Consequently, Liberal Centrism completely rejects paternalism and the nanny state, and demands that individuals take responsibility for their own actions (e.g. no free healthcare for people who harm themselves by binge-drinking).
Liberal Centrism differs strongly from social liberalism in that it believes in limited government, and therefore holds that the fair economy should be based on intelligent and limited market regulation which finds a balance between fairness, merit and economic growth.
Liberal Centrism also differs from social liberalism in that it stresses the importance of individuality and equality before the law. Therefore, Liberal Centrism rejects all forms of class-based thought (e.g. "X as a class oppresses Y as a class"), and strongly opposes all forms of privilege and discrimination (including "reverse discrimination" such as "affirmative action").