Category: Politics, Power, and Governance

Mar 21, 2020, 7:05 PM STIPULATIONS: 0 – Inveriance in human nature 1 – Anti-Hubris (Presumption of hubris) 2 – Requiring Evidence before action. 3 – Political Institutions: Military, Duty, Merit, Property, Law, Benevolent Adversarialism. 4 – Family Institutions: church, marriage, family, humility, 5 – Civil Institutions: virtues, norms, manners. 6 – Western Tradition: Heroism, Excellence, Truth, Beauty, Status, Dominance, Hierarchy – Stability and excellence (capitalization) over experience and novelty (consumption) RIGHT WING [ˌrīt ˈwiNG] NOUN (the right wing) the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system. “a candidate from the right wing of the party” ADJECTIVE conservative or reactionary. “a right-wing Republican senator” A person or group with conservative or capitalist views. synonyms: conservative · rightist · ultra-conservative · alt-right · blimpish · diehard · reactionary · traditionalist · conventional · traditional · old-fashioned · unprogressive · Birchite CONSERVATISM Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization. The central tenets of conservatism include tradition, organic society, hierarchy, authority, and property rights. Conservatives seek to preserve a range of institutions such as religion, parliamentary government, and property rights, with the aim of emphasizing social stability and continuity. The more traditional elements—reactionaries—oppose modernism and seek a return to “the way things were” Solidarity Solidarity is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. Rule of law the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes Private property Civil Society Communitarianism Familism Family values HISTORY Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization. The central tenets of conservatism include tradition, organic society, hierarchy, authority, and property rights.[1] Conservatives seek to preserve a range of institutions such as religion, parliamentary government, and property rights, with the aim of emphasizing social stability and continuity.[2] The more traditional elements—reactionaries—oppose modernism and seek a return to “the way things were”.[3][4] The first established use of the term in a political context originated in 1818 with François-René de Chateaubriand[5] during the period of Bourbon Restoration that sought to roll back the policies of the French Revolution. Historically associated with right-wing politics, the term has since been used to describe a wide range of views. There is no single set of policies regarded as conservative because the meaning of conservatism depends on what is considered traditional in a given place and time. Thus conservatives from different parts of the world—each upholding their respective traditions—may disagree on a wide range of issues. Edmund Burke, an 18th-century politician who opposed the French Revolution, but supported the American Revolution, is credited as one of the main theorists of conservatism in Great Britain in the 1790s.[6] According to Quintin Hogg, the chairman of the British Conservative Party in 1959: “Conservatism is not so much a philosophy as an attitude, a constant force, performing a timeless function in the development of a free society, and corresponding to a deep and permanent requirement of human nature itself”.[7]