Paternalistic Conservatism shortened to PatCon, alternatively Conservative Social Democracy shortened to ConSocDem, is an economically centre to centre-left, culturally centre-right to right wing, and civically moderate ideology.
There is particular emphasis on the paternalistic obligation of those who are privileged and wealthy to the poorer parts of society. Consistent with principles such as duty, hierarchy and organicism. Paternalistic Conservatism 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.
PatCon believes in a regulated populist Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination capitalist welfare state in the vein of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination his mother co-existing with a culturally Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination conservative Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination society with conservative norms usually enforced by the state. PatCon will usually believe that this arrangement is complimentary.
History
In the United Kingdom
Main article: Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination One-Nation Conservatism
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.
In Germany
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.
Other countries
In Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination 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 Party, and the secondary one favoring laissez-faire economics, as expressed by the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Konfederacja coalition.
In other Eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria and 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.
In the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination United States Paternalistic Conservatives can be found in the factions of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Republican Party, as well as in conservative factions of the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democratic Party such as the Blue Dogs.
In Europe many Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination right-populist parties have supported the welfare state and benefits while also believing it should be restricted to only the indigenous citizens of the country and not migrants, such as The National Rally in Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination France or Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Finns Party in Finland. This notion has been referred to as Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Welfare Chauvinism.
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.
Ironically he calls his twin brother socdem a boomer because of how boomers created the hippies.
How to Draw
- Draw a ball
- Fill it Blue (#00B0EF)
- Draw a white rose (#FFFFFF)
- Add the eyes and you're done!
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 - My best friend! Christianity, based! Democracy, also based!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Welfare Chauvinism - An nationalist version of myself. You take things to the extreme. But at the end, you're the only conservative welfarist other than me, so we have to work together.
- 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 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.
Frenemies
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarian Conservatism - Libertarianism... really? How are you going to preserve culture through minimal state?
- 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 Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination, 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 Social Liberalism - A more moderate version of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination SocDem.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Dengism - A decent form of communism but much too authoritarian and Marxist for my liking. Aiming to become a socialist country by 2050? Damn, unbased.
- 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?
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!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Pink Capitalism - Progressivism 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? What exactly are you conserving? And who pays for it?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Juche - You take things waaaay too far.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination National Socialism - NO. JUST NO.
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
Wikipedia
- Paternalistic Conservatism
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Red Tory
- Welfare Chauvinism
- Maurice Glasman
- Philip Blond
Parties
- Law and Justice (Poland)
- Finns Party (Finland)
- Blue Labour (UK)
- America Solidarity Party
- Katter's Australian Party
- New Zealand First
- Social Democratic Party (Romania)
- Bulgarian Socialist Party
- Christian Union (Netherlands)
- Shas (Israel)
Videos
- TBA
Gallery
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