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Economic: Lib-cap
Governance: Statist
Coords: X+1 · Y+2
Economic: Lib-cap
Governance: Statist
Coords: X+1 · Y+2
Descriptor
Civic
Conservative
“Institutions, duty, tradition.”
Exemplars · 2 ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What Civic Conservative actually means.
Civic Conservatism promotes traditional social values and national cohesion while supporting a regulated market economy.
Viktor Orbán's Hungary exemplifies Civic Conservatism, blending pro-business policies with state intervention to support national industries and conservative values. While encouraging investment, Orbán has reshaped Hungary's judiciary, media, and electoral laws to cement Fidesz's dominance.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Institutions encode the wisdom of generations.
02
Duty and civic obligation over self-expression.
03
Preserve constitutional norms above passing majorities.
04
Skepticism of rapid social engineering.
05
Local and intermediate associations sustain liberty.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X+1
LIB-CAP
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+2
STATIST
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- Reflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke1790 · ~410 pp
- Democracy in AmericaAlexis de Tocqueville1835–40 · ~900 pp
§ Critics
- The Death of the Liberal ClassChris Hedges2010 · ~240 pp
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