Moderate conservatism
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Moderate conservatism is a
social democrats on the left and their opponents on the right. For countries belonging to the former, moderate liberalism is sometimes contrasted with moderate conservatism.[1] The latter term can be applied to several countries, such as the United States, Poland,[2] South Korea,[3] and Japan.[4]
Overview
Moderate conservative is not often used in most parts of Europe, where social democracy or
Christian democrats. Despite this, the term has historically been widely used in Europe, particularly in the mid-19th and earlier century, when liberal-to-radical politics, or classical radicalism, formed the mainstream left in Europe and conservatives were the right opposition. The moderate conservatives of this period were contrasted with the moderate liberals.[5] It is also used as a contrast to ultra-conservatism.[6]
By country
Canada
The main factions of the Conservative Party of Canada are the Red Tory and Blue Tory. Blue Tories value free markets and are more culturally liberal.
Japan
The Kōchikai was a faction that represented moderate conservatives within the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party. Former prime minister Fumio Kishida was a member of the Kōchikai faction, and he is also a "moderate conservative".[4] Yomiuri Shimbun is a moderately conservative newspaper.[7] Yomiuri Shimbun places more emphasis on moderate pro-American diplomacy rather than hawkish Japanese nationalism.[8]
Poland
The
centrist.[nb 2]
South Korea
In the 20th century, liberal in South Korea had the opposite meaning of socialist or Yoo Seung-min and Choung Byoung-gug are representative moderate conservatives.[10][11] JoongAng Ilbo, a South Korean media outlet, is considered moderate conservative.[3]
Sweden
The major traditional right-wing party in Sweden was initially called the Conservative Party and later the Rightist Party, before adopting the
classical liberal politics.[12]
United States
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The
Republicans in Name Only" by more traditional conservatives.[13] A prominent moderate conservative United States president is George H. W. Bush.[14]
Moderate conservative political parties and caucuses
- Åland: Moderate Coalition for Åland
- Australia: Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia faction)
- Canada: Red Tory (Tories faction)
- Japan: Kōchikai (LDP faction),[15] Komeito[16]
- Poland: Civic Platform, Polish People's Party
- Sweden: Moderate Party[12]
- United Kingdom: One Nation Conservatives (Tories faction)[17]
- United States: Republican Main Street Partnership (GOP faction)
Notes
- ^ PO has often been described as centre-right:
- Aleks Szczerbiak (2012). Poland Within the European Union: New awkward partner or new heart of Europe?. Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 9780415380737.
- Nathaniel Copsey (2013). "Poland:An Awkward Partner Redeemed". In Simon Bulmer; Christian Lequesne (eds.). The Member States of the European Union (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780199544837.
- Viktor, Szary (9 September 2014). "Poland's PM Tusk, heading for Brussels, submits resignation". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- Aleks Szczerbiak (2012). Poland Within the European Union: New awkward partner or new heart of Europe?. Routledge. p. 2.
- ^ PO has often been described as centrist:
- Marcinkiewicz, Kamil; Stegmaier, Mary (8 January 2016). "The parliamentary election in Poland, October 2015" (PDF). .
- Szczerbiak, Aleks (2017). "An anti-establishment backlash that shook up the party system? The October 2015 Polish parliamentary election" (PDF). European Politics and Society. 18 (4): 404–427. S2CID 157951515.
- Siemsen, Pascal (2020). "Voting PiS: Voting Left when Voting Far-Right Populist?". Polish Political Science Review. 8 (1): 87–99.
References
- ^ "A Brain Scan Could Predict Political Leanings". Psychology Today. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
While data from most of the tasks indicated political leanings toward more moderate conservatism or moderate liberalism, the researchers found that the reward task aligned with extreme political views (very liberal or very conservative) and the empathy task most significantly correlated with moderate ideology.
- ^ a b "Tusk Vs Kaczyński: Explaining the Conflict". Political Critique. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9781498562041.
Joongang Ilbo is considered a more moderate conservative daily and also publishes its English edition, Korea Joongang Daily, in an alliance with the International New York Times. These big three Korean newspapers have significant influences on ...
- ^ a b "Japan's new prime minister Fumio Kishida vows to be tough on China but 'courteous' at home". The Times. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
Fumio Kishida, a moderate conservative with a stern view of China's growing military assertiveness, will be Japan's new prime minister, after easily winning the election to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
- ISBN 9780691233994.
A blurring of conservative and liberal outlooks was noticed early on. Moderate conservatives, the German political observer Friedrich Bülau wrote in 1847, were not for no change, and moderate liberals did not call for total change.
- ISBN 9789956791279.
Reflecting differences within the corporate community, there are moderate-conservative and ultra-conservative wings within it.
- ISBN 9780812290295.
... observers in Japan identified other obstacles to China's continued economic growth. Yomiuri Shimbun, a moderately conservative newspaper and ...
- ISBN 9781317394860.
It is particularly interesting to note that the more left-leaning Asahi Shimbun (333 articles) carried a higher number of articles and headlines than the conservative (but moderate and pro-American) Yomiuri Shimbun, and actually comes ...
- ^ "신민당". Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
1967년의 제6대 대통령선거와 제7대 국회의원 총선거를 앞두고, 분열된 보수 야당세력을 통합하여 평화적 정권교체를 이룩할 목표로 1967년 2월 7일에 창당되었다.
[Ahead of the sixth presidential election and the seventh general election of the National Assembly in 1967, it was founded on February 7, 1967, with the aim of achieving a peaceful regime change by integrating divided conservative opposition forces.] - ^ "South Korea's 19th Presidential Election: Lessons Learned". The Diplomat. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
Interestingly, 13.2 percent from the youngest group chose moderate conservative Yoo Seung-min, the highest of any group.
- ^ "Park Heong-joon, a 'moderate conservative' politician". The Korea Times. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-134-27282-2.
- ^ "Opinion: Will The Real Republicans Please Stand Up?". Yahoo!. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
Anyone who didn't support the Florida Man, anyone who is a more moderate conservative, often gets tagged as a RINO — Republican in Name Only.
- ^ "Straddling divide between GOP moderates and conservatives, Bush was last of a kind". NBC News. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "A Dove From Hiroshima: Is Fumio Kishida Tough Enough To Lead Japan?". Worldcrunch. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
Kishida's character, coupled with the fact that he belongs to the moderate Kochikai faction within the LDP, inevitably means that he won't ...
- ISBN 9781598841626.
- ^ "Liz Truss apologises for mistakes and vows to lead Tories into next election". The Irish Times. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
Ms Truss was due to meet the moderate One Nation Conservatives group in Parliament on Monday evening before an informal reception with her cabinet.