American politics is in flux. Apart from deep-blue enclaves, once-dominant progressivism is on the ropes. Globalization-friendly elitist conservatism has also lost influence, including among self-identified conservatives. Where, then, are we headed?
To understand the civic landscape, it’s helpful to divide political philosophies into four basic categories: socially liberal, socially conservative, economically liberal, and economically conservative.
Social liberalism affirms that the state should permit, if not empower, individuals to live however they like, with no regard for their actions’ consequences so long as everyone involved consents (born and unborn children cannot consent and thus have less moral standing within this worldview). Therefore, it supports sexual promiscuity, transgenderism, abortion, surrogacy, euthanasia, and lax drug-use laws.
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