The conservative left is a political combination of economic left socialism, principles of popular sovereignty with conservatism.

Description

Left-wing conservatism is a combination, as a mixed idea defending the ideas of social justice and popular sovereignty, the defense of the family and traditional values as well as a left-wing nationalism mixed with a restriction of social progressivism, notably opposition to abortion rights, feminism and post-modernism.[1][2]

Diffusion

The conservative left is strongly anchored in Russian left-wing nationalism, often mixed with a strong adherence to Orthodox Christianity and its moral principles, in rejection of Westernization and right-wing economic liberalism deemed morally decadent.[3]

For Rabotyazhev “The possibility of the existence of such a political phenomenon as left-wing conservatism is explained by the fact that conservative and socialist ideologies initially had a number of points of contact. Conservatism and socialism, in reaction to the modernization process, rejected a liberal civilization based on individualism, rationalism and the power of money."[3]

Rabotyayev describes that the Izborsky Club is imbued with left-wing conservative thought, some members of which strive to achieve a synthesis of "red" (Soviet) and "white" (tsarist) traditions.[3]

The term "left-wing conservative" was used by the Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin for the founding of his political party, For Truth.[4]

A part of the Latin American left-wing that rejects neoliberalism by professing anti-imperialism and socialism has adopted socially conservative positions under the influence of religion.[2]

Religious socialism are also strongly imbued with conservatism through their moral principles.

“Left” as a relative position among conservatives

In the political spectrum, which supposes a rivalry between left and right, we naturally find some conservatives whose policies are relatively left-wing or close to innovation.[5]

“Conservative” positions on socialism: since the 1980s

Countries that moved from a socialist to a capitalist economy, such as Russia, which underwent a system change from the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, which followed the course of reform and opening, attempt to conserve and maintain socialist elements.[6] Such a position is also called the Old Guard.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Eric Kaufman (16 June 2020). "The Rebirth of the Left-Conservative Tradition". tabletmag. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Marta Moya (29 August 2021). "Ni aborto, ni matrimonio igualitario: la izquierda conservadora latinoamericana". ordenmundial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Левый консерватизм: ностальгия по утопии?". 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Zakhar Prilepine lance en Russie un parti "conservateur de gauche"" [Zakhar Prilepin launches “left-wing conservative” party in Russia]. Courrier International (in French). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Kotobank (in Japanese) https://kotobank.jp/word/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) - 「革命運動や労働運動の内部においても、左派と称されるグループが存在し、また保守派の内部にも左派が存在する。」
  6. 1 2 燕 (1993-01-26). "改革派（窓・論説委員室から）". 朝日新聞・夕刊: 1. 中国のばあい、改革派は市場経済移行を説き、保守派はマルクス主義や統制にこだわる。つまり、保守派が左傾しているのだ。香港の雑誌で「保守左派」という言葉も見た。一部の専門家は、このまぎらわしさをきらって、保守派を守旧派と言い換えている。 {{cite journal}}: Text "和書" ignored (help) - 聞蔵IIビジュアルにて閲覧

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