Liberalism politics

• key values 


  Freedom/liberty -the individual has primacy over all other groups
• Key values 


  Individualism -individuals should be able to make decisions based of their own interests and thus should be protected by law
• Key values

  Rationalism/reason -humans are capable of reason and logic, are able to make their own choices and society is progressive.
• Key values 


  Equality/social justice - everyone in society should be treated fairly. belief in equal human rights for all. Social justice is about providing people with their fair share ti exist in society
• Key values 


  Liberal democracy- the will of the people should be respected and demonstrated through election, with limited government and respect for civil libertie.
• Key ideas 


  Tolerance - promotion of social harmon, pluralism and acceptance of difference. based on the assumption that humans are separate and unique Creatures
• Core principles 


  Individualism - individual should be at the centre of all polUtica thought and must always take priority
• Foundational equality 


  everyone is born with the same amount of entitlement
• Formal equality 


  All individuals should have the same social political rights
• equality of opportunity 


  People should have the same opportunity but that does not mean they will have the same turnout depending on their work ethics
• Social contract 


  People giving and being able to take away their consent to whoever is governing them
• Meritocracy 


  The harder you work the more you will earn and that will determine your quality of life
• Mechanistic theory 


  The state is necessary to protect rights and property of individual ( the state is artificial and was only created for these reasons
• Tolerance 


  Being able to tolerate other people’s ideas so everyone has freedom of speech
• Limited government 


  A government that is only there to protect people and their property and nothing else ( a night watchman state)
• Developmental individualism 


  The need to change and make progress that impact everyone or almost everyone positively (john Stewart Mills harm principle )
• Rule of law 


  No one and nothing is above the law
• Egotistical individualism 


  People should do things that only benefit them
• developmental individualism


  that has a good impact on them and the people around them
• Laissez faire capitalism 


  The government should not interfere with the economy
• keynesianism


  Believing that government intervention isn’t needed
• The harm principle 


  People should do things that harm the smallest amount of people