If you're a centrist in, say, the UK but wouldn't be in, say, Pakistan, your values aren't rooted in 'centrism.' Better to say what they are
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"Pragmatic Classical Liberal". You could argue that the 'keeping order' part of limited government includes a socisl safety net and (1/2)
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(2/2) anti-exploitation measures in order to prevent the poor from rioting because they've got nothing left to lose & no stake in the system
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I could but I'd rather promote these measures on the humanist grounds & the idea that societies look after their members.
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Indeed: my point is that it's a way of justifying social protections to the more Darwinian Classical Liberals who wouldn't support them (1/2
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(2/2) on compassionate grounds alone.
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