Big Tent Liberalism

"You can't love your country only when you win."

File:Bidenism.png Joe Biden

Big Tent Liberalism, also known as Syncretic Liberalism, is a political ideology that seeks to incorporate elements of various types of liberalism to accommodate a common goal.

History

File:Cball-Czechia.png Czech Republic

ANO 2011 (YES 2011 in Czech) is a Czech populist political party founded in 2011 by Andrej Babiš, owner of the Agrofert company. The goals of the party were to fight corruption and other discontents in political life. In general, the party does not adhere to any specific ideology but uses public dissatisfaction with the series of political scandals in the Czech Republic.

The party advocates, in particular, for the abolition of parliamentary immunity, reduction of taxes for entrepreneurs, reduction of electricity tariffs, and assistance in the employment of people of pre-retirement age and the disabled. The party also seeks to clean the police, prosecutors and state oversight bodies of political figures and intends to double the funding for science.

File:Cball-India.png India

The File:INC.png Indian National Congress is a big-tent party that many consider responsible for the foundation of modern India. It was founded in 1885 and had the end goal of peacefully obtaining independence from the British Empire. After India obtained independence in 1947, INC held power uninterrupted until 1977. Compared to most big tent liberal parties, INC is more left-leaning, with its members including democratic socialists, social authoritarians (historically), social liberals, and social democrats, with its' rightmost members being close to Third Way. While the INC is a big-tent party, the key values that are shared by all its members remained consistent from its founding to the modern day, such as civic nationalism, federalism, separation of church and state, support for the welfare state, and an independent foreign policy, with Nehru-era India being one of the founders of the non-aligned movement.

Latvia

• Development/For!

Poland

• Civic Coalition

WIP

File:Cball-UK.png United Kingdom File:UKLiberalParty.png File:TIGCUK.png

WIP

United States File:Demcr.pngFile:Bidenism.png

File:Dem flag.svg

Logo of Democratic Party (old)

Big Tent Liberalism in the United States is found in the modern File:Demcr.png Democratic Party.

The early version of the Democratic party spun off from the File:Jeffersondem2.png Democratic-Republican Party, founded by Thomas Jefferson, which split over the choice of who would succeed president File:Monroe.png James Monroe. The Democratic Party was founded by File:AJ.png Andrew Jackson and File:Buren.png Martin Van Buren, both of whom supported Jeffersonian principles. Its original rival, the American System, went bust over the issue of slavery in the 1850s. In 1854, anti-slavery Democrats left the party and joined with some anti-slavery File:Whig.png Whigs to form their fiercest rival, the File:RepubUS.png Republicans.

Up to this point, Democrats supported state sovereignty and slavery, while opposing banks. Following the Civil War, that all changed when File:FDRism-alt.png Franklin D. Roosevelt, elected into the presidency in 1932, came forth with a wealth of government programs called the New Deal. New Deal Liberalism meant the regulation of business and the promotion of labour unions, as well as federal spending to aid the unemployed, help distressed farmers and undertake large-scale public works projects. The opponents to the new deal started calling themselves "File:Conserv.png Conservatives".

Until the 1980s, the Democrats were divided between two factions: File:Lib.png liberals in the North, and File:Liberalconservative.png conservatives in the South. After Roosevelt's death, these already quite opposing groups grew even more polarized. This eventually led to most conservatives jumping ship to the File:RepubUS.png Republican Party, thanks in part to the Southern strategy, a republican electoral strategy to increase their white voter base by promoting conservative ideas such as hawkish defence policy and adherence to traditional values.

In modern times, the Democratic Party still remains with File:Soclib.png Social Liberalism as its primary ideology, with some more File:Liberalsoc.png leftist factions File:Lpop.png within it. Their most recent victory was the election of File:Bidenism.png Joe Biden, former Vice President of the United States in 2020.

File:Bidenism.png Bidenism

Bidenism is an ideology based on the 46th president of the United States, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Bidenism is economically and civically moderate and culturally center-left, representing a very typical form of modern File:Demcr.png Democratism. He believes in a progressive agenda promoted through gradual reform and has an intense hatred of Donald Trump.

File:Cball-Algeria.pngFile:FLN.png Algeria File:AhmedBenBella.pngFile:FLNStratoDictature.png

The Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) is a former militia and Algerian political party. It was formed during the armed struggle for the independency of Algeria from French colonization. It ruled the country as a one-party state until 1988. It has also won every single election but its support has dwindled in recent years.

Personality

Stylistic Notes

Big Tent Liberalism always has a tent following him around wherever he goes. The tent does not need support to stand up and can be as big as Big Tent Liberalism wants it to be. Inside the tent are many amenities for the ideologies within it, like food and bathrooms.

How to Draw

File:Synclib flag.svg

Flag of Big Tent Liberalism

Drawing Big Tent Liberalism is quite simple:

1. Draw a ball.
2. Fill it with Payne's grey.
3. Draw a white liberalism symbol (a circle and 5 white lines going through to about halfway, all coming from the bottom left of the circle, the same color as the ball's body).
4. Add eyes and color them light cyan.
5. Draw a tent outline with phthalo blue, first drawing the top of the tent and then the bottom.
6. Color the top of the tent with Saint Patrick blue.
7. Color the inside of the tent Oxford blue.
8. Done!

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Payne's Grey	#404040	rgb(64, 64, 64)
	White	#FFFFFF	rgb(255, 255, 255)
	Light Cyan	#CDFFFF	rgb(205, 255, 255)
	Phthalo Blue	#00137F	rgb(0, 19, 127)
	Saint Patrick blue	#24317C	rgb(36, 49, 124)
	Oxford blue	#12183D	rgb(18, 24, 61)

Relations

Friends

• File:Lib.png Liberalism - I owe you everything, you conceived the system that sustains each one of us and you continued your File:Clib.png father's legacy with honor.
• File:Soclib.png Social Liberalism - The main faction of the Democratic party now.
• File:Radlib.png Radicalism - A more old-school version of soclib.
• File:3way.png Third Way - Fellow liberal who loves to compromise on issues.
• Social Democracy - Nice guy, we get along for the most part (but seriously, chill it with those socialist measures, healthcare is enough).
• File:LibInternat.png Liberal Internationalism - Good job spreading liberalism worldwide.
• File:Civilib.png Civil Liberalism - Awesome philosophy!
• File:Prog-u.png Progressivism - We are inseparable from our conception, I'll never leave you. IGNORE File:Libconserv3.png File:Conlib.png File:Reactlib.png File:Nalib.png THEM .
• File:Progconf.png Progressive Conservatism - Even though I have some doubts about your ideas, many of my fellow liberals and supporters of my cause have embraced you, so I can't help but welcome you with open arms.
• File:Libfem.png Liberal Feminism - You are one dynamite gal!
• File:PinkLib.png Pink Liberalism & File:PinkDem.png Pink Democratism - Liberalism and progressivism, as it should be!
• File:Glib.png Green Liberalism - The environment is important too! (but damn, stop being so anti-nuclear).
• File:Neotech.png Technoliberalism - My best pal!
• File:Neoliberal-icon.png Neoliberalism - The key to peace, prosperity, and success!
• File:Orlib.png Ordo-Liberalism - Old version of the above, but with a more anti-monopolic, regulationist, and balanced position.
• File:Clib.png Classical Liberalism - The oldest member of our dynasty.
• File:Georgist.png Georgism - A bit extreme in his proposals, but he has given valuable insights into our movement and the sole idea of LVT has been supported by liberals of all types.
• File:Islamic Liberalism.png Islamic Liberalism & File:ChristLib.png Christian Liberalism - God is a liberal.
• File:Liberaltarianism.png Liberaltarianism - Good mix, you really combine the best of liberalism and libertarianism. BUT INBREEDING??? IN MY FAMILY??? SERIOUSLY?????
• File:Plain.png La Plaineism - My old predecessor, who fought for compromise and rationality in the French Revolution.
• File:Radcent.png Radical Centrism - Ah, I feel like I'm looking in a mirror.
  • File:Radcent.png File:LBubble.pngAren't you the one who bullied Manchin off Democratic Party?File:RBubble.png

• File:Civnat.png Civic Nationalism - How nationalists should be!
• File:Nordmodel.png Nordic Model - A fellow liberal and one of the most successful members of our bloodline.
• File:Demcr.png Democratism - My main ally in the land of the free and a helpful compatriot in taking File:RepubUS.png him down.
• File:Woodrow.png Wilsonianism - One of the best presidents of America! (but you had some very dubious takes on race and nationality).
• File:Rockrep.png Rockefeller Republicanism - A respectable conservative and pragmatist in both economic and cultural sense, understanding the importance of progress without dishonoring traditions.

Frenemies

• File:R-lib.png Right-Liberalism - I must say, File:Gremialismo.png File:Reactlib.png File:Altliberalism-icon.png some of you alarm me and hold pretty strange opinions, but aside from that we are fine.
• File:L-lib.png Left-Liberalism - Thanks for the votes, but don't think about getting into power.
  • File:Liberalsoc.png - File:LBubble.pngI spend all day trying to get anarchists and File:Libsoc.png libertarian socialists to vote for you and this is the thanks I get? Typical.File:RBubble.png
• File:Libertarian.png Libertarianism - Liberals, not libertarians! But as much as I try to break away from you, we are intrinsically linked and I guess some File:Socliber.png File:Yang2020.png File:LibSocDemIcon.png members of your family are decent.
• File:Libconserv3.png Liberal Conservatism - A little conservative, can be a viable strategy (you are pushing it though).
• File:Conlib.png Conservative Liberalism - Like above but more likely to hang out with File:Altl.png hijackers.
• File:Nalib.png National Liberalism - I don't know you seem to be a bit bigoted, but DPP and Ciudadanos are pretty cool.
• File:Reactlib.png Reactionary Liberalism - The black sheep of the family.
• File:AmericanModel 1.png American Model - I am the key to your success. You need me, stop listening to File:RepubUS.png them.
• File:Jeffersondem2.png Jeffersonian Democracy & File:Jacksonian Democracy.png Jacksonian Democracy - Thanks for starting this, but times change! And you two had some... questionable opinions, to say the least.
• File:Girondi.png Girondism - I have my doubts, some of my peers like you, others don't. I prefer File:Plain.png him honestly.
• File:Pinochet-hat.png Pinochetism - I accept the economic part, but this is terrifying. How are you considered a liberal in any sense?
• File:Statlib.png State Liberalism - You really scare me...
• File:Necon.png Neoconservatism - In the West, I am usually for defending The Free World, but File:Prog-u.png not everybody in my club is a fan of interventionism, and INC wants straight-up neutrality, also also, stop framing PO as an Russian asset party, PiS.
• File:Lpop.png Left-Wing Populism - We have a lot of you among us but when I look at you, I am a bit skeptical.
• File:Ricardosoc.png Ricardian Socialism - You're on thin ice, buddy.
• File:Consocf.png Conservative Socialism - We agree on absolutely nothing but thank you Samajwadi Party for joining I.N.D.I.A to stop Modi. (He also like's ice cream he calls it Plombir and like's it with fresh instead of powdered milk)
• File:Altcentr.png Dead Centrism - I like moderatism, but you take it too far, which defeats the point of moderatism. Also, we should incorporate ideas from both sides, not just go directly between all of them.
• File:Dean Phillips.png Phillipsism - I like you, but you might just be hindering us…
• File:Ismism Icon.png Ismism - File:Neoliberal.png Neoliberalism, please call File:Pinochet-hat.png Pinochet, I think we're going to have to throw this one out.

Enemies

• File:Conservative.png Conservatism - "I said, take that back!" (but I can work just fine with File:Liberalconservative.png File:Conlib.png File:Rockrep.png some of them)
• File:Tradcon.png Classical Conservatism - Where the nightmare started.
• File:Ancon.png Anarcho-Conservatism & File:Authoritarian Conservatism.png Authoritarian Conservatism - Political extremism and conservatism? You are everything I stand against!
• File:Cfash.png Clerical Fascism & File:SL.png Silver Legionism - See above.
• File:Reactcross.png Reactionaryism - Etc.
• File:Plcn2.png Paleoconservatism - Keeps saying big tents are bad, I don't like it, he's mean!
• File:Paleolib.png Paleolibertarianism - You claim to fight for freedom, but you ally with authoritarians and supress people for their personal beliefs...curious.
• File:RepubUS.png American Republicanism - My main rival in the land of the free. We both fight for votes against each other.
• File:Spencer.png Spencerism - We denounce your extremism and bigotry. But thanks for voting for me.
• File:Theocrat.png Theocracy - Separation of church and state, and freedom of religion, are immovable foundations of a healthy society! This is just tyranny in the name of God.
• File:Hindutva.png Hindutva - Stop trying to undo my modernization efforts and killing minorities! You will destroy secular Indian democracy and input a Hindu fascist dictatorship!!! (Ignore the fact the Shiv Sena (UBT) is apart of I.N.D.I.A alliance[1])
• File:Trumpism.png Trumpism - We won fair and square. Deal with it!
  • File:Trumpism.png File:LBubble.pngThis aged like fine wineFile:RBubble.png

• File:Euras.png Fourth Theory - We need to unite ALL liberals to defeat him!
• File:Altl.png Alt-Lite - You're not a real liberal!
• File:Antcent.png Anti-Centrism - What are you doing- NONONO NOT MY PRECIOUS TENT!!!
• File:Milosevic.png Miloševićism - File:DarkBrandon.png I was suggesting we bomb Belgrade. I was suggesting that we send American pilots in and blow up all of the bridges on the Drina. I was suggesting we take out his oil supplies. I was suggesting very specific action.

Further Information

Wikipedia

• Big Tent
• Bi-Partisanship
• Political Syncretism

Parties

• File:Cball-Singapore.png Progress Singapore Party File:PSP(Singapore).png
• File:Cball-Canada.png Liberal Party of Canada File:LiberalPartyofCanada.png
• File:Cball-Pakistan.png Pakistan People's Party File:PPP.png
• File:Cball-Colombia.png Colombian Liberal Party File:Lib-Col.png
• Democratic Party File:Demcr.png
• File:Cball-France.png Renaissance File:Macron.png
• File:Cball-Hungary.png Momentum Movement File:Momentum.png
• Civic Coaliton File:KO.png
• File:Cball-Taiwan.png Taiwan People's Party File:Taiwan People's Party.png
• File:Cball-South Africa.png Democratic Alliance File:DA-SouthAfrica.png
• File:Cball-India.png Indian National Congress File:INC.png
• File:Cball-Denmark.png Moderates File:DenmarkModerates.png
• File:Cball-UK.png Liberal Party File:UKLiberalParty.png
• File:Cball-Bulgaria.png We Continue the Change – Democratic BulgariaFile:WeContinueTheChange.png File:BulgariaDB.png
• File:Cball-Japan.png Constitutionl Democratic Party of Japan File:CDPJapan.png

Gallery

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