Which political philosophy do you most strongly adhere to? If more than one, that can be discussed in posts below.
From Merriam-Webster:
Anarchism
1. A political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups.
Communism
1.
a. A doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism.
b. A totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.
c. A final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably.
2. A system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed.
Conservatism
1.
a. Inclination to preserve what is established: belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society.
b. A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing the importance of established hierarchies and institutions (such as religion, the family, and class structure), and preferring gradual development to abrupt change.
Constitutionalism
1. Adherence to or government according to constitutional principles.
2. A constitutional system of government.
Liberalism
1. Inclination to be open to ideas and ways of behaving that are not conventional or traditional.
2.
a. A political philosophy based on belief in progress and stressing the essential goodness of the human race, freedom for the individual from arbitrary authority, and protection and promotion of political and civil liberties.
b. A political philosophy based on the belief that freedom of the individual is paramount and that government's role should be largely limited to protecting that freedom.
Libertarianism
1. A political philosophy emphasizing the individual's right to liberty and especially to freedom as it pertains to property, labor, and earnings.
2. A theory or doctrine affirming the existence of free will.
Progressivism
1. A political philosophy and social reform movement focused on advancing the public good through government action and often calling for government to be used to meet popular social, political, economic, and environmental needs and demands and to advance rights and protections for marginalized groups: the principles, beliefs, or practices of political progressives.
Socialism
1. Any of various egalitarian economic and political theories or movements advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
2.
a. A system of society or of group living in which there is no private property.
b. A system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.
3. A stage of society in Marxist theory that is transitional between capitalism and communism and is distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done.
From Merriam-Webster:
Anarchism
1. A political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups.
Communism
1.
a. A doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism.
b. A totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.
c. A final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably.
2. A system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed.
Conservatism
1.
a. Inclination to preserve what is established: belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society.
b. A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing the importance of established hierarchies and institutions (such as religion, the family, and class structure), and preferring gradual development to abrupt change.
Constitutionalism
1. Adherence to or government according to constitutional principles.
2. A constitutional system of government.
Liberalism
1. Inclination to be open to ideas and ways of behaving that are not conventional or traditional.
2.
a. A political philosophy based on belief in progress and stressing the essential goodness of the human race, freedom for the individual from arbitrary authority, and protection and promotion of political and civil liberties.
b. A political philosophy based on the belief that freedom of the individual is paramount and that government's role should be largely limited to protecting that freedom.
Libertarianism
1. A political philosophy emphasizing the individual's right to liberty and especially to freedom as it pertains to property, labor, and earnings.
2. A theory or doctrine affirming the existence of free will.
Progressivism
1. A political philosophy and social reform movement focused on advancing the public good through government action and often calling for government to be used to meet popular social, political, economic, and environmental needs and demands and to advance rights and protections for marginalized groups: the principles, beliefs, or practices of political progressives.
Socialism
1. Any of various egalitarian economic and political theories or movements advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
2.
a. A system of society or of group living in which there is no private property.
b. A system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.
3. A stage of society in Marxist theory that is transitional between capitalism and communism and is distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done.
