One-Nation Conservatism
"Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet."
One Nation Conservatism aka One-Nationism or Tory Democracy is an economically and culturally center-left to center-right ideology. Similar to Paternalistic Conservatism and Christian Democracy, it advocates the preservation of established institutions and traditional principles within a political democracy, combined with economic and social programs that benefit the working class. It believes that society develops in an organic way instead of engineering. Founded by UK Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli in the 1840s. After the post-war consensus in 1945, it became the prominent ideology of the Conservative Party. Up until the leadership of Margaret Thatcher in the late 70s, which moved the party towards Neoliberalism.
History
19th Century
The term, One-Nation Conservatism, has been around since Benjamin Disraeli declared in 1837 that “the Tory party, unless it is a national party, is nothing”. In his book, Sybil, or The Two Nations, published in 1845, Disraeli suggested that the rich and poor were “as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets” - and therefore were two separate nations.
20th Century
The meaning of One-Nation Conservatism has “changed confusingly over the years. In the late 19th century, Disraeli’s successor, Lord Salisbury, altered the meaning to uniting the kingdom, rather than the classes. Then, in the 1940s, the term was reinvented for the age of the welfare state, to refer to a new form of Conservative paternalism.
Margaret Thatcher abandoned One Nation Conservatism, preferring Chicago economics over Keynesian welfarism.
21st Century
The group published a written declaration, explaining its values:
Values of the group
Summary:
What is #OneNation Conservatism?
- Pro-Union
- Fights injustices
- Champions community
- Defends human rights
- Conserves our environment
- Empowers opportunity
- Unlocks free enterprise
Beliefs
One-Nation Conservatism advocates the preservation of established institutions and traditional principles within a political democracy, in combination with social and economic programmes designed to benefit the ordinary person.
Personality
One-Nation Conservatism is often shown as paternalistic and is willed(obligated) to help the ones who are "under" him (though he does not like the idea of the lower class becoming socially "equal" classes). Besides these traits, he is a gentleman who is always polite and tries to understand others' views. His favorite term is noblesse oblige. He has a british accent as well.
How to Draw
The design of One-Nation Conservatism is based on the logo of the Tory Reform Group, an organisation that follows One-Nation principles.
- Draw a ball.
- Fill in with white.
- Draw a light cyan border inside the ball.
- Draw the letters TRG in indigo.
- Draw in the eyes.
You're done!
Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
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Turquoise | #6dfdf4 | 109, 253, 244 | |
Royal Blue | #6167b0 | 97, 103, 176 | |
White | #ffffff | 255, 255, 255 |
Relations
Friends
- Paternalistic Conservatism - A lot of my ideas come from you!
- National Conservatism - Lets defend the nation from external threat, but first we need to make sure the nation is strong from within.
- Nordic Model - Great ideas though a little to pro labour for my liking.
- Bismarckism - My beautiful German form.
- Reactionary Socialism - Young England were based! They even made me their leader!
- Christian Democracy - My pals from Germany.
- Bull Moose Progressivism - In some ways, he's my American counterpart.
- Rockefeller Republicanism - You should've won 1964 and 1968, much better than that crook and wacko.
- Police Statism - He loves my crime bills.
- Neoconservatism - May both our Nations be allies for eternity.
- Imperialism - 'Our Empire is an Empire of liberty, of truth and of justice'- Benjamin Disraeli
- Social Capitalism and Ordo-Liberalism - Freiburg school is pretty based for liberals.
- Classical Conservatism - Good ally but way too elitist and outdated.
- Regulationism - Fellow loicense fan.
Frenemies
- Authoritarian Democracy - I respect democracy, but once elected a leader must evade corruption.
- Labour Party - I may not like them, but they're still worthy opponents. We share similar sentiments but you lack the conservative side.
- Liberal Conservatism - We used to be friendly, against Maggie, but then we had a huge falling out over Brexit.
- Liberal Democrats - We used to be very tense, but in recent decades, I've been more open to the free market and BoJo was culturally moderate. We both oppose Corbyn. But it’s a shame that you are a Eurofederalist cuck.
- Welfare Chauvinism - I suppose you are an acceptable modern variant, oh boy, just calm down a bit.
- UKIP - Baught you with Brexit.
- Conservative Liberalism - File:Churchill.png Churchill was great, especially in his second term, but I wish you weren't such a cheapskate when it comes to welfare and public needs.
Enemies
- Marxism–Leninism - Why a free society must ensure the lower classes can eat.
- Globalism - Only good if we are in charge.
- Right-Wing Populism - Quite insane.
- Neoliberalism - You destroyed Britain.
- Nazism - Evil ideology, we thrashed you 80 years ago.
- Fascism - Sir, we beat you in WW2.
- Corbynism - Worst enemies of my factions in both major parties!
- Islamic Theocracy - Islam sets societies back.
- Alt-Lite - I'm lifting restrictions, now! Calm down! What's wrong with "Built back better", anyways?
- Putinism - I support Ukraine against you and embargoed your oil exports.
- Black Lives Matter - They do but leave Winnie alone!
Further Information
Wikipedia
Articles
- From Disraeli to Johnson, ‘one-nation’ conservatism wins again in Britain
- The Not So Odd Couple: Margaret Thatcher and One Nation Conservatism
- Britain And America Embrace ‘One Nation Conservatism’
Gallery
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