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| − | + | While in general terms, a '''conservative''', politically, tends to be for the status quo, consistency, and traditional forms, and against change on the grounds that it might be for the worse, in [[Template:User more than this|America]] today the term has been conflated by many to include very narrow social and religious prescriptions. | |
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| − | + | Broadly and recently speaking, the conservative movement split along two paths, defined by Barry Goldwater's and Nelson Rockefeller's approaches. Rockefeller's was a more traditional conservatism, calling for fiscal responsibility and minimal government intrusion into private affairs, both personal and commercial. Goldwater conservatism, which found its successful avatar in [[Ronald Reagan]], was more reactionary, harking nostalgically for a time that never existed before modern changes that bother some people. The center of the modern American conservative movement has incestuously been pushed further and further to the "right": with each success, the bar is moved; with each failure, it is likewise moved. It now incorporates strong elements of fundamental Christianity<ref>Pandering to the fundamentialist Christian Right, on "issues" such as stem cell research and Terry Schiavo.</ref>, [[xenophobia]]<ref>Demonizing undocumented aliens, France-bashing</ref>, whatever racism they can get away with<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Golliwog&oldid=242427</ref>, warmongering<ref>The war in Iraq, threatening Iran, see also [[Chickenhawk]]</ref>, [[willful ignorance]] towards science, and a prideful nationalism, typicaly revealed as a loudly enunciated belief that "America is the greatest country in the World" <ref>http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/homeland/july-4-reagan.htm]</ref> (which leaves residents of other nations, large and small, understandably cheesed off). While not all conservatives, obviously, embrace all these views, walking away from more than one or two can easily leave a politician "outside" the big tent. | |
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| − | + | American conservatism has moved so far in some directions<ref>http://www.aclu.org/safefree/resources/17343res20031114.html</ref> (invasion of personal privacy<ref>[[USA Patriot Act|PATRIOT Act]], warrantless wiretapping </ref> and big government <ref>Transportation Security Agency, Medicare drug programme expansion</ref>for instance), that many traditional conservatives have been stranded in its wake, wondering what happened to the tenets of the movement they used to hold dear. | |
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| − | + | The UK political party of this name would (probably) be defined as [[liberal]] by US conservatives. It supports public funded health care and has many Muslim members - a Muslim stood for the Conservative Party in a recent parliamentary election (he lost). | |
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| + | *[[The South]] | ||
| + | *[[Neocon]] | ||
| + | *[[Paleocon]] | ||
| + | *[[Rightism]] | ||
| + | *[[Traditional values]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:21, 5 December 2007
Usually mad at the damn Liberals.
While in general terms, a conservative, politically, tends to be for the status quo, consistency, and traditional forms, and against change on the grounds that it might be for the worse, in America today the term has been conflated by many to include very narrow social and religious prescriptions.
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American conservatism
Broadly and recently speaking, the conservative movement split along two paths, defined by Barry Goldwater's and Nelson Rockefeller's approaches. Rockefeller's was a more traditional conservatism, calling for fiscal responsibility and minimal government intrusion into private affairs, both personal and commercial. Goldwater conservatism, which found its successful avatar in Ronald Reagan, was more reactionary, harking nostalgically for a time that never existed before modern changes that bother some people. The center of the modern American conservative movement has incestuously been pushed further and further to the "right": with each success, the bar is moved; with each failure, it is likewise moved. It now incorporates strong elements of fundamental Christianity[1], xenophobia[2], whatever racism they can get away with[3], warmongering[4], willful ignorance towards science, and a prideful nationalism, typicaly revealed as a loudly enunciated belief that "America is the greatest country in the World" [5] (which leaves residents of other nations, large and small, understandably cheesed off). While not all conservatives, obviously, embrace all these views, walking away from more than one or two can easily leave a politician "outside" the big tent.
American conservatism has moved so far in some directions[6] (invasion of personal privacy[7] and big government [8]for instance), that many traditional conservatives have been stranded in its wake, wondering what happened to the tenets of the movement they used to hold dear.
UK Conservative Party
The UK political party of this name would (probably) be defined as liberal by US conservatives. It supports public funded health care and has many Muslim members - a Muslim stood for the Conservative Party in a recent parliamentary election (he lost).
See Also
References and Notes
- ↑ Pandering to the fundamentialist Christian Right, on "issues" such as stem cell research and Terry Schiavo.
- ↑ Demonizing undocumented aliens, France-bashing
- ↑ http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Golliwog&oldid=242427
- ↑ The war in Iraq, threatening Iran, see also Chickenhawk
- ↑ http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/homeland/july-4-reagan.htm]
- ↑ http://www.aclu.org/safefree/resources/17343res20031114.html
- ↑ PATRIOT Act, warrantless wiretapping
- ↑ Transportation Security Agency, Medicare drug programme expansion