Caritist Social Union

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Caritist Social Union

Karitarisēx Askolaþūra
Secretary-GeneralEnyékon Alitékuv
Caucus ChairÁgustín Pandéla
WhipDevar Evigador
Founded21159
Merger ofChristian Democrats
Distributist Labour Union
Humanist caucus
Headquarters№21, 61-ram, D-District
Kartika, District of Ksoīnvra
NewspaperJust Commonwealth
Student wingUniversity Caritists
Labour wingConfederation of Christian Trade Unions
Agrarian wingFarmer Chad Club
Membership (21204)4.2 billion
IdeologyChristian democracy
Distributism
Subsidiarity
Social market economy
Integral humanism
factions:
Ordoliberalism
Christian left
Model Economy
Neo-corporatism
Agrarianism
Third Way
Federal Stanora
133 / 545

The Caritist Social Union is a caucus of political parties and independent politicians in the Kiravian Stanora united by distributist and Christian-democratic ideals. The Caritists are the currently the second-largest caucus in the Stanora, and are the leading party in opposition to the ruling Federalist Republican Alliance.

History

[Early-modern political Catholicism and religious humanitarianism]
[Rerum novarum, Quadragesimo anno, etc.]
[Christian-democratic politics before the Civil War]
Union of Orthodox Parishes, International Unity of Christian Democrats (Roman Catholics), Caritist Party; Distributist groups
[Christian Democratic Party during the Sunderance as part of the National Reunification Front]
[Revival of Distributism, Christian corporatism, Catholic Workerism, etc. as mass-movements on the Mainland after reunification]
[Recent history]


The term "Caritist" is an Occidentalised back-translation of Karitarisēn, from the Latin caritas ("charity") + the common Coscivian suffix -risēn ("doctrine", "-ism"). The term emerged in writings circulated at Catholic institutes of learning in the 1800s AD in reference to the humanitarian praxis of Catholic social teaching. Although the term in its original and academic sense is not specific to politics and does not describe a political ideology senu stricto, in modern karitarisēn has taken on a meaning of "religious humanitarianism" or "religious (centre-)left" in Kiravian political culture.

Platform

Economics

The Caritist Social Union claims a platform based on distributist and Christian-democratic thought, with influences from ordoliberal economics, and the Christian left on certain issues and within certain factions. In its contemporary position, the CSU acts mainly to represent the concerns many Kiravians have about the economic liberal agenda pursued by the Federalist Republican Alliance and the effects of market liberalism on social solidarity and public morals. Broadly speaking, it occupies the economic centre-left space of the Kiravian political field, advocating a more expressly humanistic approach to economic policy, characterised by more widespread ownership of productive property and housing, decentralisation, class collaboration, a preponderance of small and medium enterprises, a communitarian approach to social welfare and public services, and "more humane" labour laws. Most CSU members endorse the social market economy as the best policy framework for Kiravia, while the largest minority current seeks an economic structure closer to classical distributism, endorsing the Urcean Model Economy as framework for undertaking this transition. The economic right flank of the caucus has been described as espousing social liberalism, the Third Way, or "neoliberalism with a human face"; while the left flank endorses social democracy verging on religious socialism.

[More specifics] [e.g. labour policy]

Guided by Catholic social teaching, the CSU promotes class collaboration and some degree of neo-corporatism in its labour policy, historically charting a middle way between the capital-backed SRA and labour-backed NDA, which has made it a catalyst of compromise on labour issues, such as during the Longhaul Strike of 21191. CSU affiliates have implemented a tripartite framework for industrial relations at the provincial level in Vôtaska, Intravia, Ixikéa-Qihuxia, and formerly Kastera and Váuadra, and the caucus has long sought to establish tripartism at the federal level. Institutionally, the CSU has good relations with organised labour, particularly the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions and Pan-Kiravian Congress of Craft Unions.

Social Policy

Inspired by Christian ethics (particularly Catholic social teaching), the CSU holds strong positions on bioethics and on life issues. While all of the major caucuses in Kiravian politics can be considered socially conservative by modern Western standards, the CSU is more keen on upholding public morality through legislation than the SRA, CNC, or KFA. It supports the abolition of capital punishment for "ordinary domestic crimes in cases where life imprisonment would not endanger the public", and a federal prohibition on in vitro fertilisation.

Foreign Policy

Stated Policy Goals

Although the CSU itself is only a political actor on the federal level, it also serves as a consultative and cooperative forum for member-parties and independent members participating in the governance of the various federal subjects. As such, the common platforms adopted at CSU triennial conferences address policies to be pursued on both the national and state levels.

  • Reintroduce directive principles of public and social policy to the Fundamental Statute (constitution), in order to compel the federal government of uphold social and economic justice and the dignity of the human person.
  • "Forty acres, a cow, and a broadband connection" - Distributism for the digital age.
  • Introduce stronger protections for genetic privacy and stronger safeguards against genetic discrimination, including adding a right to genetic privacy to the Statute of Liberties.
  • Reform tax codes (state and federal) and incorporation laws to incentivise the creation of coöperatives
  • Reform financial regulations to curb speculation, reduce leverage, and promote the proliferation of credit unions
  • Introduce targeted initiatives for gradual land reform in areas where oligopolies on agricultural land are arresting economic and human development.
  • Promote government investment and research in the field of renewable energy

Internal Tendencies

Religion

Voter Base

As the second-largest caucus in the Federal Stanora, the CSU draws on a large popular support base, embracing many sectors of Kiravian society.

Tenant farmers

Regional strongholds for the SRA include the deeply Catholic Rosary Belt region of Farravonia, Catholic and developing Sarolasta, and New Ardmore.


Electoral Performance

Election Seats Outcome of election
21197
108 / 545
 Shaftonist-Republican victory
21200
112 / 545
 Shaftonist-Republican victory
21203
133 / 545
 FRA-led minority government
21206
142 / 554
 CSU-led minority government

Member Parties

Conferences:

  • Union of Christian & Centre Democrats (UCCD)
  • Christian Solidary Democracy (CSD)
  • Distributists Against Correct Acronyms (DVD)
  • Distributist Labour Alliance (DLA)
  • Social Christian Alliance (SCA)

Observer Organisations

State Organisation Notes

Nationwide 		Catholic Rural Life Federation Civil society group involved in rural development and advocating agrarian distributism

Nationwide 		Catholic Worker Political Committee Communitarian and personalist group associated with the Catholic Worker Movement

Nationwide 		Federation of Christian Trade Unions The de facto labour wing of the CSU

Etivéra 		Mid-Oceanic Society of Freeholders Represents the sivētur investor-farmer class of the eastern coastal states

District of Ksoīnvra 		Social Capital Extraparliamentary association of the Christian left operating as a pressure group in the capital district, where political parties have been banned since Template:H:title
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Ibykia 		New Democratic Party A Christian-democratic party active in the advisory Representative Assembly of Ibykia

Cascada 		Society of Good Neighbours Mormon-inspired pressure group formed to give a political voice to the Latter-Day Saint community in Cascada.

Notes

Federal Stanora Caucuses
Authentic Historical Caucus
Caritist Social Union
Coscivian National Congress 		Federalist Republican Alliance
Kiravian Free Alliance
Labour Front of Kirav 		Popular Democratic Front
Regional Kiravia Caucus
Union of Democrats & Independents
Non-inscrits • Minor Parties • Former Caucuses
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