Party of New Conservatives



New Cons, or Party of New Conservatives (새로운보수당, Saerounbosudang), was a right-wing conservative party in South Korea that was founded in December 2019. The party was created by young conservatives in the Bareunmirae Party, who bolted from that party.

It was the South Korean party of the 20s man, by the 20s man, for the 20s man.

The Party was very much against the civil rights of minorities. On the other hand, some took liberal views in areas related to the interests of men in their 20s. In short, it was cherry-picking.

Officially, it was classified as center-right and liberal conservative.

On Feb. 17, 2020, the party in question died out through a merger with the Liberty Korea Party and other conservative right-wing parties. (See the United Future Party)

Alt-lite?
The party was classified as center-right by South Korean standards. However, in Western Europe and the U.S., there are many aspects that are close to right-wing populism.

The following lists the political inclinations of the party's key members:


 * Most of the party members are against enacting anti-discrimination laws (차별금지법). Unlike Europe and the U.S., South Korea has no anti-discrimination laws.
 * The party claims that men in their 20s are discriminated against, so are opposed to feminism.
 * In particular, (하태경), the party's current leader, is opposed to feminism. He even said that "young men" are social minorities.
 * They are opposed to Affirmative Action.
 * Among the main supporters of this party are the members of alt-lite leaning galleries of DCinside.
 * Kim Soo-min (김수민), one of the party's major female politicians, called Asperger's syndrome "unusual and paranoid stubbornness," and declared it a disease without a cure. For your information, this was the official comment of the Bareunmirae Party in December 2018. She accused the LKP and Minjoo of being stubborn like Asperger's syndrome.
 * They believe that the homosexuality discrimination law violates Christians' "freedom of faith".
 * Another female politician from the party, Lee Hye-hoon (이혜훈), is notorious for her Christian right tendencies. She once made remarks that equate Islam with homosexuality.
 * She claims that Europe is being Islamized.
 * She claims AIDS is caused by homosexuality.
 * Opposition to Pride Parades.

Uh… Why was it classified as a "center-right"??

 * Men in their 20s in South Korea are the party's main supporters. In South Korea, the term 'far-right' refers mainly to anti-communist and traditionalist older people, unlike in the Western world.
 * Men in their 20s, the main supporters of the New Cons, dislike the mainstream South Korean right-wing and embrace the values of Western right-wingers. In other words, the party is far from the traditional South Korean far-right.
 * As it happens, the generation in Korea most friendly to LGBT human rights consists of those in their 20s.
 * Unlike the LKP, the New Cons have few traditionalist tendencies and are not very strong in their anti-communist tendencies. Rather, they like Western culture.
 * They never support Asian values.
 * Unlike the U.S. and Europe, it is hard to see Muslims in South Korea. Very few Muslims live in South Korea. In other words, "anti-Islam" is not a political issue in South Korea in the first place.
 * They are officially advocating "centrist conservatism" (중도 보수).
 * Even though a large portion of the party leans towards alt-lite ideals, some of its main leaders, especially, have expressed positive opinions about Feminism and LGBT rights.