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Radical liberalism
The Dissenter
«No freedom without civil rights.»
Takes individual freedoms all the way: uncompromising secularism, civil rights, anti-prohibitionism, and nonviolence as tools of political struggle.
In short
On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the libertarian center-left camp. The clearest positions are on religion: strongly towards “secularism”; society: strongly towards “progress”; state: strongly towards “liberty”; immigration: strongly towards “openness”. On method and devolution it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is digital libertarianism (95%).
Principles
- Anti-prohibitionism
- Uncompromising secularism
- Nonviolence and civil disobedience
Civil rights, secularism and personal freedoms first, even through civil disobedience.
Common criticisms
Where it comes from
In Italy it's tied to Marco Pannella and Emma Bonino's Radical Party, a driving force behind the referendums on divorce and abortion.
Key figures: Marco Pannella, Emma Bonino
Further reading: The Open Society and Its Enemies — Karl Popper; Civil Disobedience — Henry David Thoreau
Position on the 13 axes
Similar ideologies
Digital libertarianismThe Net Pirate95%Social liberalismThe Reformer90%Green liberalismThe Green Innovator88%Closest parties in Europe
Più EuropaItaly90%
Česká pirátská stranaCzech Republic85%
Liberal DemocratsUnited Kingdom85%
VihreätFinland84%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.