Paleoconservatism

Paleoconservatism
Basic Information
Aliases	Paleocon
Character Information
Family	Conservatism (Parent) Neoconservatism (Sibling) Paternalistic Conservatism (Sibling) Conservative Socialism (Sibling) Eco-Conservatism (Sibling) Progressive Conservatism (Sibling) Liberal Conservatism (Sibling)

Paleoconservatism, shortened to PaleoCon, is a political philosophy and variety of conservatism started in the United States stressing WASP Christian ethics, nationalism, paternalism, regionalism, and traditionalism. Economically, although Paleoconservatism supports market capitalism, they are also protectionists, in favor of tariffs, and advocate for economic nationalism in different measures. Paleoconservatism opposes the interventionist foreign policies advocated for by Neoconservatives.

Paleoconservatism was a term created to differentiate them from the new interventionist approaches that started even within Conservative parties, it was in high opposition the New Deal in the 1930s and 1940s as well as with Paleolibertarianism, a term created to unite Libertarians and Conservatives against the New Deal.

Historical Examples

Notable paleoconservatives include Pat Buchanan, Paul Gottfried, Tucker Carlson and Mel Bradford. Despite many misconceptions, Ronald Reagan was not a paleoconservative.

Relationships

Friends

• Conservatism - A great adversary in the march back to traditional values!
• Right Wing Populism - Down with the libtards! Down with the libtards!
• Paleolibertarianism - Fellow follower of small governments.

Frenemies

• Neoliberalism - Likes capitalism, but also kinda statist, globalist and libtarded.

Enemies

• Marxism–Leninism - My opposite.
• Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism - Says that Christian paternalism and protectionism isn't something a small government does. Phhh, what does he know?
• Liberalism - Damn you, libtard!

Gallery

Another reference of PaleoCon

Further Reading

Wikipedia

• Paleoconservatism

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