Paleoconservatism

Paleoconservatism

See 'The Family and Tradition Party' of Trigunia

Paleoconservatism is a movement of conservative politics that stresses the importance of local authority, religion, civil society, culture, and national identity, as well as socially conservative concerns, such as the family, opposition to gay-marriage, abortion, drugs, prostitution, and support of the death penalty and gun rights, amongst other things. Paleoconservatives oppose a big central government as what they call the 'managerial state', and reject the welfare state, instead advocating that such matters be delegated to local governments.

Unlike many other conservative streams, paleoconservatism emphasises its opposition to unlimited immigration and free trade.

Most paleoconservatives are non-interventionists and 'isolationists', opposing military intervention in wars that do not concern their country, foreign aid, and entangling foreign alliances. Paleoconservatives are also generally opposed to globalization in all of its forms.

Paleoconservatives tend to be economic nationalists, supporting protectionist policies in trade, opposing free trade, and opposing internationally binding free trade agreements. They also tend to be generally less supportive of laissez-faire capitalism compared to other conservative streams, believing that some restrictions should be placed on the market to ensure that it does not infringe on culture or family.

'The Family and Tradition Party' of Trigunia is one such example of a prominent paleoconservative party - they have constantly campaigned for classical federalism, economic nationalism, strict limits and restrictions on immigration, and opposed foreign intervention, whilst advocating typically socially conservative policies as well.