User:AbstractestThought

Salve, my name is Abstractest Thought. I created this page mainly for my self-insert ideology, Leonine Traditionalism. This is my first try at a Polcompball page, so expect things to be a little messy.

Self-Insert

Leonine Traditionalism (named after my least-used but best-sounding online alias) is an ideology that is largely quite similar to normal Traditionalism, with a few details that make it my own, especially its primary focus on America. It advocates for Catholic Integralism, Monarchy and Aristocracy, Feudalism, Corporatism, Temporal Supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church, and a synthesis of traditional American and Catholic culture.

Beliefs

America

Leonine Traditionalism is first and foremost focused on the United States of America. This is largely due to my residence in America, but also because America is arguably the most powerful and influential Western superpower in the world. If it were to adopt Traditionalism, it would have an enormous influence on the rest of the Western world.

America was founded on values that are largely liberal (in the sense of classical Liberalism, not a slang term for members of the [[Democratic Party (USA)|American Democratic Party); most grievously, this appears in the separation of right from duty and Church from State. Unfortunately, these values are enshrined in the nation's Constitution and are often considered a core aspect of American liberty and culture. Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are among the most contentious issues in American politics, sometimes being actually supported, but other times only being supported when it benefits a specific political goal. Both of these, however, are contrary to the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church and therefore are incompatible with Leonine Traditionalism.

Americans are also mostly opposed to non-democratically elected leaders, with America having been a democratic republic since its inception and created as a rebellion against an overreaching monarchy. This creates a deep stigma around monarchy and aristocracy, even among the more conservative Americans.

Another major obstacle to all of Catholic Integralism in America is that the US is traditionally Protestant and is still largely influenced by Protestant culture. This is a major problem, especially in consideration of Leonine Traditionalism's belief that the Catholic Church is supreme over all other institutions.

The next pillar of American society is the ideal of laissez-faire capitalism and a free-market economy. That being said, this is really only an ideal and not actually practiced in America. Even so, Leonine Traditionalism makes no pretense of supporting a truly free-market economy, as it believes that the economy should be regulated for the safety and spiritual good of the nation.

To summarize, America is currently majorly opposed to Catholic Integralism in ideology and religion, even more so to Traditionalism. Public attitudes will have to be greatly realigned before any such ideology will have an effective amount of supporters. There is hope, however: as liberalism's meaningless and contradictory ideology slowly but surely is exposed for what it is, it shakes the foundation of traditional American beliefs. Religion is becoming more popular throughout America, although current statistics say that the Catholic Church is still losing members. People have by now long been questioning the Progressive ideals that permeate American culture and education. The advent of the internet is shifting the Overton window. Most importantly, Catholics must maintain hope and trust in the providence of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who is seated at the right hand of the Father.