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| + | [[File:Conservatism.png|thumb|Conservatism is often associated with the colour blue]] '''Conservatism''' is a political and cultural philosophy that promotes the preservation of traditional social institutions. Conservatism focuses on maintaining social order and may support a variety of traditional institutions, such as organised religion, the family unit and traditional forms of government. |
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| − | {{Ideology_Infobox|title1 = Conservatism|image1 = Conservatism.png|classified_as = Center/Center-right - Conservatism|social_system = Conservatism - [[Liberalism]] and authoritarianism|economic_system = [[Capitalism]], [[Socialism]]|similar_ideologies = Liberal Conservatism, Social Conservatism, National Conservatism, [[Conservatism (Baltusian)|Baltusian Conservatism]], [[Republican Centrism]], [[Monarchism]], [[Hosian Democracy]], [[Chandler doctrine]], [[Reactionary]]}}'''Conservatism '''is a political ideology appealing for the status quo and traditions. While Conservatives tend to be aligned on the right spectrum and considered to be Capitalists, some Conservatives may also be considered socialists. |
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| + | Conservatism has been used to refer to a wide range of political views and is frequently combined with support for capitalism, monarchism, anti-communism, republicanism, imperialism and foreign interventionism. Less frequently, conservatives might support socialist economic programmes or secularism. Conservatives on the far right might be characterised by racist, xenophobic and misogynistic views while those who consider themselves liberal conservatives may support gay and lesbian rights and feminist politics. |
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| − | The most radical Conservatives tend to not support LGBT+ rights and feminism and tend to support monarchies, Imperialism, religions and reformism. |
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| − | == '''Branches of Conservatism''' == |
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| − | Liberal Conservatism is a less radical form of Conservatism, usually supporting free markets and private ownership of the means of production. |
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| + | Liberal conservatism incorporates liberal principles into the conservative framework. Liberal conservatives may also describe themselves as classical liberals, and are likely to support socially liberal policies such as legislation of drugs or gay and lesbian rights. Liberal conservatives typically also support free market capitalism. |
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| − | === '''Social Conservatism''' === |
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| − | Social Conservatism, or Ethical Conservatism is Conservatism, generally skeptical to social changes and believes in keeping the traditions regarding family, religion and such. |
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| − | National Conservatism is a variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. It shares characteristics with traditionalist conservatism and social conservatism given how the three variations focus on preservation and tradition. As national conservatism seeks to preserve national interests, traditional conservatism emphasizes ancestral institutions and social conservatism. National-conservative parties often have roots in environments with a rural, traditionalist or peripheral basis, contrasting with the more urban support base of liberal-conservative parties. In developed countries, most embrace some form of skepticism towards globalism. |
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| + | Social conservatism is conservatism in the domain of social affairs. Social conservatives may have different economic views but have a shared desire to preserve and defend traditional social institutions such as the church and the nuclear family. |
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| − | === '''Neo-Conservatism''' === |
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| − | Neo-Conservatism or (New Conservatism) is a variant of conservatism that advocate the promotion of democracy and interventionism in international affairs. Neo-Conservatives usually have a hawkish stance in foreign policies & although it usually endorses free markets and capitalism, favoring supply-side economics. It has odds with classical liberalism and fiscal conservatism. As to safeguard democracy, government intervention and budget deficits may sometimes be necessary.{{Political ideologies}} |
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| + | National conservatism is a conservative ideology that focuses particularly on the preservation of national identity. In different countries, this may have different implications but typically it means being anti-immigration and supporting the preservation of traditional national institutions. |
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| + | National conservatives typically stand in opposition to supranational governance and globalism, defending national interests instead. In some cases, national conservatism may share properties with far-right ideologies such as fascism, based on a shared emphasis on the nation-state as an institution. |
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 16 May 2020
Conservatism is often associated with the colour blue
Conservatism is a political and cultural philosophy that promotes the preservation of traditional social institutions. Conservatism focuses on maintaining social order and may support a variety of traditional institutions, such as organised religion, the family unit and traditional forms of government.
Conservatism has been used to refer to a wide range of political views and is frequently combined with support for capitalism, monarchism, anti-communism, republicanism, imperialism and foreign interventionism. Less frequently, conservatives might support socialist economic programmes or secularism. Conservatives on the far right might be characterised by racist, xenophobic and misogynistic views while those who consider themselves liberal conservatives may support gay and lesbian rights and feminist politics.
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Liberal conservatism[]
Liberal conservatism incorporates liberal principles into the conservative framework. Liberal conservatives may also describe themselves as classical liberals, and are likely to support socially liberal policies such as legislation of drugs or gay and lesbian rights. Liberal conservatives typically also support free market capitalism.
Social conservatism[]
Social conservatism is conservatism in the domain of social affairs. Social conservatives may have different economic views but have a shared desire to preserve and defend traditional social institutions such as the church and the nuclear family.
National conservatism[]
National conservatism is a conservative ideology that focuses particularly on the preservation of national identity. In different countries, this may have different implications but typically it means being anti-immigration and supporting the preservation of traditional national institutions.
National conservatives typically stand in opposition to supranational governance and globalism, defending national interests instead. In some cases, national conservatism may share properties with far-right ideologies such as fascism, based on a shared emphasis on the nation-state as an institution.