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Liberalism-ism

2010-12-24T22:06:59Z

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'''"Liberalism-ism"''' is a term coined by [[British]] conservative [[politician]] Douglas Carswell to describe the irrational belief that anything labelled "[[liberal]]"<ref>http://www.talkcarswell.com/libe092.htm</ref>, "[[progressive]]" or "[[modern]]" must be inherently right, and anything labelled "[[conservative]]", "[[reactionary]]" or "[[regressive]]" must be inherently bad. He argues that the irrational belief in "progress" towards an imaginary goal has reached such a level that it may be itself termed an ideology; ''"the irrational belief in the ideology of liberalism"'', says Carswell in "The Left was Never Right", "''has reached the level of an ideology in its own right; '''"liberalism-ism."'''<ref>The Left Was Never Right, Douglas Carswell</ref>

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Conservative realignment

2010-12-23T21:27:53Z

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The '''conservative realignment''' is a term used by [[Canadian]] political scientist C. Niall de Mencha to describe the both the [[2010 midterm elections]] and the 2008-2010 rejection of [[liberal]] and [[socialist]] ideals in the [[United States]]. De Mencha likens the growing [[Tea Party movement]], along with the rapid recovery of the [[Republican Party]] to the realigning elections of 1828, 1860 and 1932, all of which heralded in new party systems. The '''conservative realignment''' is, however, distinct from other such realignments in that it is taken place in spite of, rather because of, actions of political parties and the establishment political class. Instead, de Mencha argues that the realignment of 2010 is the first to be built on a genuinely spontaneous grassroots movement, rather than being organised by one political leader or another ([[Jackson]] in 1828, [[Lincoln]] in 1860 and [[Roosevelt]] in 1932).

==See also==
*[[Tea Party movement]]

Traditional values

2010-12-21T16:23:39Z

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'''Traditional values''' refers to those ideals and values held to be true because of their long history and proven success, in contrast to "progressive values", which are held to be true ''precisely because'' they are new. Traditional values include; support for the [[family]] and for [[marriage]], support for [[gun]] owners and [[small business]] owners, opposition to destructive social experiments such as [[homosexuality]] and [[free love]].

==See also==
*[[Family values]]

Traditional values

2010-12-21T16:22:58Z

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New Right

2010-12-21T16:20:38Z

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The '''New Right''' refers to a political philosophy that combines a return to [[classical liberalism]] with [[traditional values]] and strong, but [[limited government]]. In the [[United Kingdom]], the New Right was championed by [[Conservative]] [[Cabinet]] minister [[Keith Joseph]], but rejected by the [[Conservative Party]] hierarchy at the time, led by [[Edward Heath]]. Following the Party's loss in the 1974 general elections, [[Margaret Thatcher]] seized the leadership on a New Right platform that would reshape British politics to the political Right.

The '''New Right''' also inspired the conservative revival in the United States under [[President]] [[Ronald Reagan]], helping to overturn the moderate [[Ford]] and [[Nixon]] wing of the [[Republican Party]], as well as the [[liberal]] [[New Deal]] wing of the [[Democratic Party]], forcing that party to shift to the centre ground under [[Bill Clinton]].

Tory

2010-12-21T15:25:05Z

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The '''Tories''' originally referred to two distinct political factions in the 17th and 18th centuries. The first, an alliance of MPs supporting the right of the monarchy and the established Church, fell from power in the [[Glorious Revolution]] and withered away. The name "Tory" would then be later taken up by supporters of independent Whig [[William Pitt]] in opposition to the Whigs of [[Charles James Fox]]. This second Tory Party evolved into the modern [[Conservative Party]], and the term "Tory" is considered synonomous with "Conservative". Some adherents of "traditional Toryism" prefer the term "High Tory" to avoid confusion.

The term '''Tory''' would later be used to describe those supporting King in the [[American Revolution]].

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Randolph Churchill

2010-12-21T15:20:15Z

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[[Image:Randolph_Churchill.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Lord Randolph Churchill]]
'''Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill''' (1849 - 1895) was the third son of the seventh Duke of Marlborough and the father of [[Winston Churchill]]. He had a brilliant but brief career in British Parliamentary politics in the 1880s. An aggressive and effective debater, he attempted through his program of "[[Tory]] Democracy" to garner popular support for his [[Conservative Party]]. He became [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] in 1886, at the age of thirty-seven, but soon resigned in an attempt to enforce his views on the Cabinet (believing himself irreplaceable). Contrary to his belief that no other potential Chancellor existed, [[George Goeschen]] was appointed to replace him, leading Churchill to remark bitterly "I forgot Goeschen". He died on 24 January 1895, seventy years to the day before the death of his son Winston.<ref>"Randolph Churchill" ''Churchill and the Great Republic'' The Library of Congress</ref>

==Further reading==
*'''Churchill, Winston Spencer M. P.''' "Lord Randolph Churchill" (Macmillan, New York; 1907). Entire text online at [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5477600 Questia]. Accessed 14 February 2008.
*'''Plumpton, John G.''' "The Writing of Lord Randolph Churchill" (1986) [http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=769 The Churchill Centre]. Accessed 14 February 2008.

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