RE: Libertarians =/= Nazis
October 18, 2012 at 10:13 pm
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2012 at 10:17 pm by Justtristo.)
Just my observations
The “Conservatives” in other Western nations are pretty comfortable with things like an extensive welfare system and a universal health system. Their focus is generally on moral issues, so they are trying to fight back the tide of secularism which has swept across their nations.
For example; in Australia where I live many “Conservatives” are socially conservative, monarchist, and skeptical of global warming. However a lot of them are also economically protectionist (and support things like universal health care and a welfare system) such as talk back radio host Allan Jones is the most well-known “Conservative” activist in Australia.
Also the next federal government in Australia, while on social and moral issues will be quite conservative. Will very likely on economic issues will change little from the current Labor federal government, indeed they might be more protectionist than the current federal government.
However in the United States many of these “Conservatives” are also Classical Liberal when it comes to economic issues. I believe that has to do with the political culture which has been a part of the United States since the revolutionary war. That anti-government sentiment among many Americans is a reason why the United States never had a Socialist Party with significant national representation or developed an extensive welfare state like every-other western nation. While other Western nations have small numbers of people who are Classical Liberal economic views, however they are socially very progressive.
Therefore you get a sizable section of the US voting public being both Social and Moral Conservatives, along with being Economically Libertarian at the same time. Also it would why the sort of people who are Libertarians in America, would probably be Marxists of some stripe in other Western Countries. I personally flirted with Socialism in my teen and young adult years. I guess would have flirted with Libertarianism if I had grown up in the United States.
The “Conservatives” in other Western nations are pretty comfortable with things like an extensive welfare system and a universal health system. Their focus is generally on moral issues, so they are trying to fight back the tide of secularism which has swept across their nations.
For example; in Australia where I live many “Conservatives” are socially conservative, monarchist, and skeptical of global warming. However a lot of them are also economically protectionist (and support things like universal health care and a welfare system) such as talk back radio host Allan Jones is the most well-known “Conservative” activist in Australia.
Also the next federal government in Australia, while on social and moral issues will be quite conservative. Will very likely on economic issues will change little from the current Labor federal government, indeed they might be more protectionist than the current federal government.
However in the United States many of these “Conservatives” are also Classical Liberal when it comes to economic issues. I believe that has to do with the political culture which has been a part of the United States since the revolutionary war. That anti-government sentiment among many Americans is a reason why the United States never had a Socialist Party with significant national representation or developed an extensive welfare state like every-other western nation. While other Western nations have small numbers of people who are Classical Liberal economic views, however they are socially very progressive.
Therefore you get a sizable section of the US voting public being both Social and Moral Conservatives, along with being Economically Libertarian at the same time. Also it would why the sort of people who are Libertarians in America, would probably be Marxists of some stripe in other Western Countries. I personally flirted with Socialism in my teen and young adult years. I guess would have flirted with Libertarianism if I had grown up in the United States.
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