Paleoconservatism

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Paleoconservatism, shortened to Paleocon is an authoritarian and generally far-right political ideology, and version of Conservatism. It originated in the United States, and stresses WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) ethics, Nationalism, Paternalism, Regionalism, and Traditionalism. It sometimes overlaps with the Old-Right, who were Conservatives who opposed the New Deal in the 30s and 40s.[3] Paleoconservatives also overlap with Paleolibertarians[1][2] and Right-Wing Populists.[4]

Economically, although Paleoconservatism is in support of a market economy, they are also staunch Protectionists, in favor of high tariffs and advocate for "economic Nationalism" in different measures & policies, varying from paleocon to paleocon. Paleoconservatism also opposes the Interventionist foreign policies advocated for by Neoconservatives, in fact Paleoconservatives are almost the complete opposite of Neoconservatives. They also support heavy restrictions on immigration, decentralization, Isolationism and a return to Conservative ethics & morals relating to gender, culture, and society. This includes opposition to abortion, gay marriage, LGBT rights,[5] etc.[6] Paleoconservatives see Neoconservatives as Empire-builders, and themselves as defenders of the American Republic.[7]

History

The terms " Neoconservative" and "Paleoconservative" were coined due to the division in American Conservatism concerning the Vietnam War between the Interventionists and the Isolationists. Those in favor of the Vietnam War continuing, were referred to as " Neoconservatives" (or "War Hawks": foreign Interventionists) while those who opposed the war were called "Paleoconservatives" (foreign Isolationist/ Nationalists).[8][9][10]

Notable Paleoconservative politicians/figures include Pat Buchanan[11], Paul Gottfried, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson and Mel Bradford to name a few. Despite many misconceptions, Ronald Reagan was not a Paleoconservative. He was an average conservative politician, who was actually closer in belief to Neoconservatism or Neoliberalism, if anything (although Reagan was greatly influenced by Pat Buchanan's beliefs).

Paleoconservatism has seen a revival as of late, with the election of 45th US president Donald J. Trump. Though many Paleocon's view of Trump as a sort of fake nationalist due to his rigorous support of Israel, Interventionism, failure to deliver on many of his campaign promises (notably the wall along the Mexican border), and concessions to File:Progress.png progressive causes such as LGBT rights (outside of trans people). Regardless of how Trump himself is categorized, others regard Trumpism as supported by, if not a rebranding of, Paleoconservatism. From this view, the followers of the old right did not fade away so easily and continue to have significant influence in the Republican Party and the all of American politics.

Recently, Paleoconservatism has also seen a mass resurgence on the online Conservative community in the form of the America First "Groyper" movement, founded by Nicholas J. Fuentes. In fact, Nick Fuentes runs a political commentary show by the same name, "America First" on his own website after being banned from nearly all social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dlive, Instagram, TikTok, etc). for his political views, solidifying his status as a member of the "dissonant right". He is currently, one of the only major & mainstream Paleoconservative political commentators/activists, currently online. In addition, Don Blankenship, the presidential nominee for the Paleoconservative Constitution Party, ran for president in 2020.

Influence in other political ideologies

Alt-Right

The Alt-Right movement emerged from the Paleoconservatives, the younger generation of them, specifically. The movement was founded in 2010 by a former Paleoconservative and American White Nationalist, Richard B. Spencer who launched The Alternative Right to express his personal ideals after working as an editor for a number of Paleoconservative outlets. But the movement was not only influenced by Paleoconservatism, it also was inspired by the Dark Enlightenment, and the Nouvelle Droite.

Paleolibertarians

The Paleoconservatives also greatly inspired the Paleolibertarian movement. It was the result of a political strategy of Rothbard which was allying with Paleoconservative and Old-Right sectors trying to expand Libertarian ideals among them while also using this alliance to appeal towards the Conservative populace of the US. This alliance was criticized by some mainstream Libertarians and also some non-Libertarian circles as trying to ally with racist and reactionary groups, to which Rothbard responded saying that Libertarians needed to make themselves look more acceptable to Conservatives.

Many Libertarians such as Lew Rockwell,[12] being the main among them, but also others such as Jeffrey Tucker, started identifying with the term. The alliance ultimately broke up after Rothbard, who was the only tie Paleoconservatives and Libertarians had, died in the year 1995. Lew Rockwell, on the other hand, kept identified with the term until 2007 when he declared to have dropped the usage of said term in part because people confused it with Paleoconservatism[13] (That is, the term didn't have its own identity), and because Rockwell realized that the Paleoconservative movement tended to decrease freedom, not increase it.[14]

Variants

Buchananism

WIP

Carlsonism

WIP

Groyperism

Groyperism, another offshoot of Paleoconservatism, are extremely conservative and critical of more mainstream conservative organizations, which they believe to be insufficiently nationalist and pro-white. While Groypers are a loosely defined group with no formal leadership structure, they are generally considered to be followers of Nick Fuentes, a paleoconservative political commentator and podcaster.
In the fall of 2019, Kirk launched a college speaking tour with Turning Point USA titled "Culture War," featuring himself alongside such guests as Senator Rand Paul, Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Lara Trump, and Congressman Dan Crenshaw. In retaliation for the firing of St. Clair and the Politicon incident, Fuentes subsequently began organizing a social media campaign asking his followers to go to Kirk's events and ask provocative and controversial leading questions regarding his stances on immigration, Israel, and LGBT rights during the question-and-answer sessions, for the purpose of exposing Kirk as a "fake conservative".

Personality

Older Paleoconservatives usually act like the stereotypical Southern Christian boomer crank, ranting about how Globalists and Gays are trying to destroy their Traditional American values and promote Satanic degeneracy. They tend to be extremely politically incorrect and are cause for much criticism for being perceived & labelled as "racist", "homophobic", "anti-Semitic" etc.

Younger Paleoconservatives such as Nicholas J. Fuentes and his followers called "The Groypers" stay mostly consistent to the former, but with a modern Gen Z(oomer) sense of humor, spending heavy amounts of time trolling online, occasionally does live gaming streaming via AF shows, and having a interest in femboys. They (like the former older generation Paleocons) tend to labelled by the mainstream media as racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, white nationalist/supremacists, bigots, etc.

Flag of Paleoconservatism
  1. Draw a ball.
  2. Color the bottom third in dark blue.
  3. Color the top two thirds with alternating red and white stripes (13 total).
  4. Draw three white stars in the bottom third.
  5. Draw a mammoth in the middle.
  6. Add the eyes and you're done!.
Color Name HEX RGB
Dark Blue #002368 0, 35, 104
Red #C0032C 192, 3, 44
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255


Relationships

Friends

  • Conservatism - A great adversary in the march back to traditional values and a strong nation! The "Femboy" on that search history was what my younger brother did and he said it's just for memes I swear!!!
  • Libertarian Conservatism - Ron Paul is an admirable patriot and I respect his views. Although I do wish he embraced the state more...
  • Paleolibertarianism - Great libertarian ally! Hey but some state influence can be good, y'know?
  • National Libertarianism - The best kind of libertarian, but the state can be used for good as well!
  • Right-Wing Populism - Down with the libtards! DOWN WITH THE LIBTARDS!
  • Classical Conservatism - My Brit grandfather who taught me the importance of traditional conservative values.
  • Christian Democracy - So close to perfection.
  • Christian Right - May God bless America and hate all those sodomites!
  • Protectionism - BRING BACK OUR JOBS!
  • Isolationism - BRING BACK OUR TROOPS!
  • National Conservatism - BRING BACK OUR BORDERS!
  • Trumpism - THE BEST PRESIDENT I COULD'VE WISHED FOR, BRING BACK OUR COUNTRY! I just wished you were actually non-interventionist like you promised and dropped the whole Israel bootlicking though.
  • Reactionary Liberalism - The only good libtard, though sometimes we argue about free-trade vs protectionism.
  • Authoritarian Conservatism - Fellow conservative lover of the state. Orban is based asf!
  • National Democracy - My polish self, which it is ultra-based and epic, to say the least.
  • White Nationalism - We must defend our WASP values!
  • Tridemism - A good friend of John Birch.
  • Neo-Ottomanism - Just the way you stand up to the Western Elites!

Frenemies

  • Conservative Liberalism - You're alright, for a libtard I guess...
  • National Liberalism - Same as above.
  • Putinism - Very based for how he upholds traditional Christian values better than the west does, as well for the way he makes degenerate libtards seethe, but western kleptocrats are cringe.
  • Alt-Lite - Alt-what? There is no such thing as alt-left or alt-right, so stop spending time online & get back to the factory.
  • Hamiltonianism - That's the spirit! Just stop treading on my economy.
  • Alt-Right - While you may have normalized my ideology among today's youth, I really think you need to take some time off the internet and gaming, kid...
  • Paternalistic Conservatism - You're a good patriot but you're a little too red. I understand why my non-American counterparts support you though. Also Tucker Carlson is EXTREMELY BASED!!!
  • Welfare Chauvinism - You're too nationalistic even by my standards and your policy is also a bit too red. But you really like Tucker too, so I guess you're alright.
  • Bismarckism - Largely same as the PatCon guy above. On the one hand, I liked you better before you turned into a closet socialist, but on the other you were the one to make the good old Kaiserzeit what it was.
  • Reactionarism - I get that you want to turn things back, but I’m more fond of the 1950s and 1920s than any time period before those particular decades.
  • Libertarianism - Good people with great ideas but they don't like the state much and are too moderate.
  • Khomeinism - I like how you annoy that Cuck and you seem more peacefull than the rest of the Middle East but I wil never forgive you violence towards Christians.
  • Conservative Socialism - Conservatism is great but why do you want to do that? Also no, Tucker is not a socialist, he's just a populist.
  • Anarcho-Conservatism - Based conservatism, but with anarchy for some reason? What's that all about?
  • Pinochetism - An right-wing authoritarian government that throws commies out of helicopters would be ideal. But your pursuit of globalist policies such as free-trade leaves alot to be desired.
  • Taliban - Congratulations on steadfastly holding your line against those interventionist cucks! But, y'know, Islam is still an enemy of our civilization and unwelcome here... Your attitudes towards women and especially queers are most definitely based, though. Baptist Taliban now!!
  • Femboys - Hi there cutie! I hope you enjoyed our date last night. I-I mean, get away from me f*g! Homosexuality is deviant! Nya!
  • Industrialism - BRING BACK OUR FACTORIES! Then I'm gonna like you once again.
  • Longism - A "Commie" but I remember when you gave Me and my Mates free books to school...

Enemies

  • Jacobinism - Running the Judeo-Christian civilization into the ground since 1789!
  • Libtard - Curse you libtard and stop make the freakin frogs gay!
  • Democratism - You can't spell democrat without "RAT"!
  • Third Way - Damn you, Clinton and Obama!
  • File:Progress.png Progressivism - Are you triggered yet?
  • Revolutionary Progressivism - Huh, so I guess "Alt-Left" is a thing... Now watch yourself you hippie trash, or I'll wash your damn mouth!
  • File:Marxlen.png Marxism–Leninism - Free speech is important but not gonna lie, I orgasm every time you get censored. You're right about wars and Israel though, a broken clock is right twice a day.
  • Cultural Marxism - No, the fact that you stopp'd trying to spark a revolution and now try to sneak through colleges, cancel culture and fluorinated water won't help you.
  • State Liberalism - This is the future that libtards and Cultural Marxists want!
  • Liberal Conservatism - RINO trash!
  • Rockefeller Republicanism - You paved the way for those RINOs and you're not even a conservative! I do like Ike though.
  • LGBT Conservatism - There's no such thing as a traditionalist sodomite. Stop normalizing your sodomy propaganda to our children, you're not a real conservative! Stop bringing up that date it was ironic I swear!
  • Feminism - Kitchen is where you belong, female. Also, women shouldn't say bad words; RT if you agree.
  • Conservative Feminism - "Thank conservatism for women's rights"? WTF I'm a liberal now.
  • Dengism - The Chinese Communist Party is a great threat to the our glorious America! But the way you view progressives is based and now I enjoy calling them baizuo too.
  • Neoconservatism - Exactly what do you conserve? You're just a globalist who wants to take away my country. Also America First, not Israel First.
  • National Socialism - Despite what everyone conflates about you and me, if you dare invade my blessed America, you would surely be destroyed. Stay in your lane kiddo. Just ask your friends how that turned out. Although I'm slightly skeptical about the Holocaust.
  • Reactionary Socialism - I'm not a fan of the socialism or the feudalism. We had a war to not have a king, y'know! And you're a bit too much like this guy.
  • Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism - Says that Christian paternalism and protectionism isn't something a small government does. Pssh, what does he know?
  • Anarchism - Screw you, the state is awesome!
  • Globalism - Curse you, globetard! America First!
  • Neoliberalism - Another globetard! Stop saying Reagan was a neoliberal, that's not true!!!
  • Zionism - Stop making us waste tax dollars you tiny hat haver!!! Also Google: "Dancing Israelis".
  • Shapiroism - I'm gonna grope you so hard.
  • The UN - I HATE THE ANTICHRIST! I HATE THE ANTICHRIST! I WILL NEVER DRINK THE CORN SYURP!!!
  • FALGSC - ...are you not just the UN again? Anyways, bugger off, NOW!
  • Futurism - Your "art" is trash, your "ideology" is trash, and you belong to the loony-bin! The fact that you're pals with one of our enemies doesn't help your case.
  • Queer Anarchism - Hey there sexy prettyboy. WAIT, is that my store?!
  • Liberal Feminism - No shut up.
  • Pink Capitalism - No get your wokeness away from me.
  • Xenofeminism - CRINGE TIMES TEN.
  • Atheistic Satanism - Satanism AND Atheism? This is probabl- no DEFINITELY the worst ideology ever.
  • Satanic Theocracy - God shall smite you off the face of the Earth!

Gallery

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    Original image

  • Another reference of PaleoCon

    Another reference of PaleoCon

  • Credit: JoeyFloppa

    Credit: JoeyFloppa

Further Information

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rockwell, Lew "The Case for Paleo-libertarianism" (PDF). Liberty (January 1990): 34–38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 De Coster, Karen (December 2, 2003). "Paleolibertarianism". LewRockwell.com. Archived September 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Raimondo, Justin (1993). Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement. Burlingame, California: Center for Libertarian Studies.
  4. ↑ Mudde, Cas (August 28, 2015). "The Trump phenomenon and the European populist radical right". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Thomas (September 8, 2005). "Ethics 01A.1: Gay Marriage, Democracy". Chronicles. Rockford, Illinois: Rockford Institute. Archived from the original on September 27, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
  6. ↑ Matthews, Dillon. "The alt-right is more than warmed-over white supremacy. It's that, but way way weirder". Vox. Vox Media Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ Larison, Daniel. "How Paleo and Fusionist Conservatism Differ". American Conservative Union Foundation. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ Gottfried, Paul (1993) [1988]. The Conservative Movement (rev. ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers.
  9. ↑ (2006). "Paleoconservatism". In Frohnen, Bruce; Beer, Jeremy; Nelson, Jeffrey O. (eds.). American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia. Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books. pp. 651–652.
  10. ↑ (2017) [1999]. "Introduction: Paleoconservatism as the Opposition Party". In Scotchie, Joseph (ed.). The Paleoconservatives: New Voices of the Old Right. London: Routledge. pp. 1–15.
  11. ↑ Judis, John B. (October 3, 1999). "The Buchanan Doctrine". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  12. ↑ Rockwell, Lew. "The Case for Paleo-libertarianism" (PDF) on September 7, 2018.
  13. ↑ Kenny Johnsson, Do You Consider Yourself a Libertarian?, interview with Lew Rockwell, May 25, 2007.
  14. ↑ Rockwell, Llewellyn H. (May 2, 2002). "What I Learned From Paleoism".

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