Paternalistic Conservatism (PatCon) is a political ideology which combines economically center to center-left policies, usually reminiscent of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Democracy (but not usually based on social democracy) or adopts a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Market Economy with a centre-right to right-wing socio-cultural policy that is Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservative. It is reminiscent to old European Conservatism, which usually advocated for more state intervention, regulation and support of the welfare state before they started to embrace Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoliberal economics in the 80s after the rise of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Margaret Thatcher.
Consistent with principles such as duty, hierarchy and organicism, it can be seen an outgrowth of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationTraditionalist Conservatism. Paternalistic Conservatives support neither the individual nor the state in principle, but are instead prepared to support either or recommend a balance between the two depending on what is most practical thus making them civically moderate.
History
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In Germany, the paternalistic conservative movement primarily stems from the policies of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Otto von Bismarck as the chancellor of the German Empire, mostly in the 1880's. These being insurance-based welfare systems outlined in Health Insurance, Accident Insurance, Old age and disability insurance, Worker's protection and Children's Protection acts of 1883, 1884, 1889, 1891 and 1903 respectively.
In the May of 1863, back when Bismarck was the Prime Minister of Prussia sent a letter to the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination social democrat Ferdinand Lassalle which started a series of political meetings between the two.[1]
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In Poland there's a strong divide between conservative view of economic policy, both of them being generally based on an opposition to Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination communism of the previous PRL era. The primary of those while favouring a somewhat capitalistic economy that is very strongly controlled by the state, expressed by the Law and Justice PartyError creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination, and the secondary one favoring laissez-faire economics, as expressed by the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Konfederacja Coalition.
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Paternalistic Conservatism originally stems from the United Kingdom in the 1840's from the works of Benjamin Disraeli and from the wider Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination One-Nation Conservative movement, although who did not gain significant power until the 1870's. Disraeli's terms in office can be said to be the Britain's first real shift away from laissez-faire economics and it's modern welfare system.
Another major moment in the history of British paternalistic conservatism is the post-war consensus between the Labour and Conservative Parties, which was an agreement between the both parties to both support Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Keynesian economic policies and the welfare state.
The Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Democratic Party in the UK has a similar outlook to that of a Paternalistic Conservative.
Peter Hitchens is a controversial writer and journalist known for his staunchly socially conservative views, such as being opposed to same-sex marriage and the trans community. As a former Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Socialist however, he still retains social democratic views on economics.
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In other European countries, such as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Bulgaria and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Romania, the major social democratic parties tend to incorporate social conservative and moderate nationalist/patriotic views into their platforms, and can as such be viewed as a form of paternalistic conservatism or conservative social democracy.
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In Ukraine, PatCon can be seen in Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination "Fatherland". Though the party officialy presents itself as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination liberal conservative, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination christian democratic and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination liberal nationalist, they support the expansion of social security, lifting the moratorium on land sales, are against the sale of agricultural land and strategic enterprises and even support raising tariffs for housing and communal services for the population, though previously the party was against the latter.
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William Jennings Bryan was an American politician who supported Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination populist economic views, such as regulating corporations and free silver, while holding conservative social beliefs such as creationism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination states' rights. He was running for presidency in 1896, 1900 and 1908 as a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democrat against William McKinley and Willian Howard Taft, respectively, but lost. He was also influenced by Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Jeffersonian Democracy.
In the United States, while the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Republican Party have been primarily staunch supporters of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Free-Market Capitalism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Fiscal Conservatism since the rise of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ronald Reagan, recently there has been a few who favor a more Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Communitarian and mildly state interventionist approach. The two prominent examples being Senator Josh Hawley and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Fox News host Tucker Carlson Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination, with the latter having criticised Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination right-libertarian economics and having said "the free-market is not a religion". Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democratic politicians such as Dan Lipinski and Collin Peterson could also be considered paternalistic conservatives.
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In Italy, some Paternalistic Conservatives resemblance can be found in "Left-leaning factions" of Lega Nord, Fratelli d'Italia and rarely in some people inside Forza Italia.
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Aontú is a political party in Ireland that carries syncretic politics carrying a socio-culturally conservative platform alongside a social market economy which has a heavy resemblance to the idea of paternalistic conservatism. The leader of the party is Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Peadar Tóibín.
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Paternalistic conservatism in Botswana exists in the form of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Botswana Democratic Party, which was founded by the country's first president and prime minister, Seretse Khama. Under Khama's leadership, the country went through fast economic growth and positive social changes. It remains the country's largest party in its National Assembly.
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Peron, founder of the Justicialist Party, installed a sort of right-wing socialism in Argentina during his first period in the presidency, beginning in 1946. It combined generous Government welfare programs and a large economic role for the state with religious conservatism and respect for private property.
Shirley Christian, "Buenos Aires Journal; Carlos, Carlos, How Does Your Economy Sink?" 13 January 1990.
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In Brazil paternalistic conservatism can arguably be used to describe the policies of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationGetúlio Vargas before the Estado Novo and after being reelected, as he pushed for many social democratic policies such as welfare, higher minimum wage among other worker reforms while being both paternalistic and very conservative in his policies, in the modern day paternalistic conservatism can be seen in part manifested in some parts of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party like with presendential candidate João Doria, aside from that in Brazil social democratic economics tend to be popular while conservatism is too leading to paternalistic conservatism being a somewhat influential ideology in certain parts of the country, although recently the right has turned more to liberalism.
Beliefs
Paternalistic Conservatism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Longism are currently the two Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Authoritarian Left ideologies that do not identify as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Socialist of any kind and should be portrayed being irritated when they are called that, their beliefs meant to provide an alternative to socialism with Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Populist economics. Paternalistic Conservatism and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Longism both favor moderately regulated (government intervention when necessary) and populist market capitalism with a moderate to strong welfare state similar to the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Nordic Model. Culturally, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Longism is moderate and while secular in its institutions, is influenced by the Bible while Paternalistic Conservatism favors working with religious institutions when possible. Although Paternalistic Conservatism is in favor of intervention in the economy when necessary it is not in favor of a command economy.
Personality
PatCon will act a bit of a "conservative boomer" as compared to other Social-Democratic balls and emphasizes on acting proper and hard-working.
Ironically he calls his twin brother socdem a boomer because of how boomers created the hippies. He does the same for conservative leaning neoliberals.
How to Draw
- Draw a ball
- Fill it Blue
- Draw a white rose
- Add the eyes and you're done!
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| Blue | #00B0EF | 0, 176, 239 | |
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Relationships
Friends
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Classical Conservatism - I am an outgrowth of you. Defend the little platoons!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination One-Nation Conservatism - You take a lot of my ideas!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Christian Democracy - A great friend of mine! Christianity, based! Democracy, also based!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Bismarckism - He's a good friend of mine we learned a lot from each other
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservatism Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination - Based cultural views. I'm your key to winning the working class vote. Focus on the values of the working class and we can reconcile.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Longism - Fellow AuthLeft non-socialist. I'll say it again, we're not socialists!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Liberalism - You may be a liberal, but I really like that new deal of yours.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Nordic Model - Great brother with great ideas!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservative Liberalism - Aside from our differences in economics we are cool.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Progressive Conservatism - We carry a lot in common but you are quite broad so I ain't too sure. You're ok I guess.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservative Socialism - My more extreme brother. We both dislike Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Progressivism but I wish he would relax a little bit economically.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination National Conservatism - Based!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ordo-Liberalism - A liberal who likes order and his Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination economic system is quite based! Definitely has my respect.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Kaczysm - Our Polish brother.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Corporatism - Fellow enjoyer of communitarian economics.
Frenemies
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarian Conservatism - Libertarianism... really? How are you going to preserve culture through minimal state and a hyper-individualist economy?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleoconservatism - Don't really have a strong opinion on them, but that Tucker Carlson guy seems based at least.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Democracy - Based economic views but can you stop hanging out with Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Progressivism, please?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Capitalism - I like your markets and competition stuff but for the love of god, follow my regulations and pay your taxes!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Yellow Socialism - You're alright in some ways, but can you tone down the antisemitism?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Libertarianism - Progressive and libertarian? You do propose welfare and some regulation, so you're not too bad after all.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Trumpism - Early in your campaign you promised cheaper healthcare and decent economic protections. Why didn't you follow up on that?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Welfare Chauvinism - The more modern, ultranationalist equivalent to me. You take things to the extreme. But you are ok, I guess...
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination National Liberalism - We both liked Brexit. That's about it.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Right-Wing Populism - We have one or two things that overlap, but overall you're a mixed bag.
Enemies
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Progressivism - Yeah, I don't like you, or, your performative activism. Hippie!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoliberalism - I remember back when I was the dominant ideology in the Tory Party, until you came in with all your privatization, ruining the postwar dream! I hate how you took over right-wing politics in the late twentieth century! Also, most of your followers are degenerate SJWs nowaday.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Kleptocracy - Amoral scumbag who infiltrated PSD.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Pink Capitalism - Progressivist and unfettered capitalism, my two least favorite things.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Marxism–Leninism - Bloody Tankie! I agree that some aspects of capitalism are degenerate but communism is an absolute abomination!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Maoism - Are you not just Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Tankie again?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoconservatism - Your entire ideology is spending taxes on wars, sometimes even against other tradition fans. What exactly are you conserving? And who pays for it?
But PiS like you - Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Juche - Madness!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination National Socialism - NO. JUST NO.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination National Bolshevism - Calm down! Relax! I can help you, the guy above isnt good and that guy Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination isnt good aswell!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarianism - I AM NOT A SOCIALIST!!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Korwinism & Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Reactionary Liberalism - MFs called me a "commie with a cross".
Further Information
Literature
- Sybil or The Two Nations by Benjamin Disraeli
- Coningsby or The New Generation by Benjamin Disraeli
- What's Socialist about State Ownership? Beats Me by Peter Hitchens
- The Industrial Charter: A Statement of Conservative Industrial Policy by the Conservative and Unionist Central Office
Wikipedia
Parties
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- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Democratic Party Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Shas
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Aontú
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Christian Union
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Democratic Party UK
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- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Christian Democratic Party
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationThe Social Right
Videos
- TBA
Online Communities
Citations
- ↑ A Primrose Path, A Life of Ferdinand Lassalle, p. 175 by David Footman
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