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I concur with everything you said, and to be clear, I wasn’t specifically referring to big C Conservatives, GOP or otherwise, which I agree are straying from sm
by voisin 3y ago
I concur with everything you said, and to be clear, I wasn’t specifically referring to big C Conservatives, GOP or otherwise, which I agree are straying from small c conservative values. I was referring specifically to political conservatism which I understood to be about minimal intrusion in private affairs. It would appear no mainstream political parties still stand for this.
- bruce511 3y agoIm thinking Libitarianism is perhaps more into "individual freedoms" than conservatism, but there's certainly overlap. If I had to put a fence around it, I'd suggest the root of conservatism is more "govt working in the interests of the rich/aristocracy/establishment." The "people in power before there was a vote". Charitably described as "keep things the way they are", or less charitably as "return to when our group had riches and power". So "labor" is getting govt to work for the masses, "conservative" us getting govt to work for those already established, and libitarianism is scaling govt back, and letting people do whatever they like. Political parties try and be all things to all men. In some countries (where there are more than two parties) there's more likely to be different parties to cover these bases.