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Topic: Cultural conservatism

	What Is Conservatism and What Is Wrong with It?
		American culture still being comparatively healthy, overt arguments for aristocracy (for example, that the children of aristocrats learn by osmosis the profound arts of government and thereby acquire a wisdom that mere experts cannot match) are still relatively unusual.
		Conservatism constantly changes, always adapting itself to provide the minimum amount of freedom that is required to hold together a dominant coalition in the society.
		Conservatism has gotten so out of sync with the conditions of a modern economy that significant numbers of wealthy people, especially young entrepreneurs who live and breathe the liberal culture that makes successes like theirs possible, would be happy to help build the institutions that a democratic society needs.
	polaris.gseis.ucla.edu /pagre/conservatism.html (12115 words)

	Conservatism - Wikipedia Light! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Conservatism is a philosophy defined by Edmund Burke as "a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve"."A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman." - Edmund Burke The term derives from conserve; from Latin conservare, to keep, guard, observe.
		Conservatism is older than the left-right division in politics; and conservatives may align with either the left or right depending on the time and place.
		The culture in question may be as large as Western culture or Chinese civilization or as small as that of Tibet.
	godseye.com /wiki/index.php/Conservative (4813 words)

	Cultural conservatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A national cultural conservatism is a strand of conservative thought that argues for the preservation of a nation's domestic culture, usually in the face of external forces for change.
		The various ways in which the term cultural conservatism are used are potentially unified, if one assumes firstly that the scope is that of the cultural critic (not the easiest term to define itself), and secondly identifying the 'output' of cultural criticism as a polarised axis with the conservative position at one end.
		Another strand of cultural conservatism of importance in non-anglophone countries is resistance to the spread of the English language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cultural_conservatism (500 words)

	[CTRL] Revolutionary Conservatism
		Conservatism is not the ideology of capitalism It should also be clear that conservatism is not a synonym for the ideology of capitalism.
		Conservatism as an actual political force in present-day society has been defeated by what the late political theorist James Burnham calls the "managerial revolution." According to Burnham, there has been a political and social revolution in the past century, one that has undermined the power of capitalist and pre-capitalist institutions.
		With the defeat of "bourgeois culture" by the new managerial elite of the corporations and the mass state, conservatism lost power as a social and political force, since it no longer had a significant social and political basis that it represented.
	www.mail-archive.com /ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg73593.html (5062 words)

	The Theory Behind the Dictionary: Cultural Literacy and Education. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third ...
		One good way of explaining the cultural literacy project might well be to list the points of strong agreement that have appeared in reviews of the book and in the hundreds of letters I have received from teachers and nonteachers alike.
		Such cultural conservatism is fortunate and useful for the purposes of national communication.
		Cultural literacy is a necessary but not sufficient attainment of an educated person.
	www.bartleby.com /59/3.html (2842 words)

	On Wu Mi's Conservatism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Karl Mannheim maintained that conservatism as an "ism" only emerged in the West in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century and was an inseparable component of the triad conservatism/liberalism/radicalism.
		Another particular aspect of modern Chinese conservatism is that it is largely cultural conservatism and not basically a sociopolitical conservatism committed to the prevailing sociopolitical status quo.
		She cites a few cultural conservatives like Zhang Binglin (1868-1936) and Xiong Shili (1885-1968) to demonstrate that all accepted the necessity of political change and therefore felt constrained to consider cultural-moral questions apart from the political process.
	www.nhinet.org /ong.htm (4875 words)

	:: F r e e C o n g r e s s F o u n d a t i o n ::
		Mainly because of the overwhelming response from people who see the need for something new if conservatism is to deal with the problems of the twenty-first century.
		The Next Conservatism is not yet a movement but it may be on its way to becoming one.
		Senators and Members of Congress are coming to see that the supposed conservatism of the Republican Party is inadequate both intellectually and politically.
	www.freecongress.org (476 words)

	Cultural Conservatism « Organizations and Markets
		Rieff, the distinguished cultural sociologist who taught at Brandeis, Berkeley, Harvard, and Penn, began the book in the late 1960s but went on to other projects, completing it just before his death earlier this year.
		Classical liberals are often portrayed as social and cultural libertines, products of the Enlightenment, modernism, and the secular revolt of Reason against traditional moral authority.
		The answer is simple: classical liberalism is a political doctrine, and cultural conservatism is, well, a cultural doctrine — more precisely, a set of social, cultural, and moral beliefs or principles.
	organizationsandmarkets.com /tag/cultural-conservatism (2396 words)

	A Short History of Cultural Conservatism
		Culture was not a political issue, for the simple reason that America was culturally united.
		The cultural revolution in the academy had spread to wide segments of the general population, promoted especially by the entertainment industry.
		Cultural Conservatism: Toward a New National Agenda was widely read by policy-makers in Washington, and it led to a second volume, Cultural Conservatism: Theory and Practice.
	www.freecongress.org /centers/cc/history.asp (825 words)

	Conservatism in Europe and America
		The role of conservative thought and movements in the rise of Hitler and Nazism, and the relationship of conservatives to the Third Reich, is, or ought to be, as central a subject of intellectual and political history as the role of socialist thought in the evolution of communist totalitarianism.
		According to this view, German conservatism inculcated belief in the legitimacy of all authority, excessive deference to the established distribution of power and influence, worship of cultural traditions for their own sake, and contempt for ideals of solidarity, social justice, democracy, and the rule of law.
		Schmitt is important in the history of conservatism because, although he was removed from teaching in 1945 because of his collaboration with the Nazi regime, his ideas have continued to enjoy broad diffusion among European conservatives.
	www.worldandi.com /public/1986/october/mt10.cfm (5869 words)

	OCR Document
		Kirk is explicit: "Conscious conservatism, in the modern sense, did not manifest itself until 1790, with the publication of Reflections on the Revolution in France." Kirk's devotion to the "pure" Burke has prompted some critics to accuse him of introducing an alien philosophy into American life.
		Possessive conservatism is the "attitude of the man who, has something substantial to defend against the erosion of change." The last and highest kind is philosophical conservatism, the disposition of one who "subscribes consciously to principles designed to justify the established and guard it against careless tinkering and determined reform."
		Davidson's conservatism differed from the traditional view expressed by Edmund Burke and Russell Kirk in that he excluded absolutes, placed little emphasis on formal religion, and endorsed the concept of private property only in the specific respect thatproperty could protect individual liberty and provide self-sufficiency.
	a-s.clayton.edu /jkohler/Davidson1.htm (7586 words)

	PC's Marxist Root's Unearthed
		Cultural Marxists, on campuses and in government, lay penalties on white men and give privileges to the groups they favor.
		They exist because the Cultural Marxism of Political Correctness is in fact derived from classical, economic Marxism, largely through the work of the Frankfurt School.
		Western culture so blinded the workers to their true "class" interests that they could not act on them.
	www.academia.org /campus_reports/1998/february_1998_3.html (811 words)

	Post-Super Bowl Cultural Conservatism: Personal Foul, Piling On by Carl F. Horowitz
		Cultural conservatives in this country seem afflicted with a bad case of short-term memory loss.
		And in their desire to placate cultural conservatives, the FCC apparently is taking its cue from the state attorneys generals' holy war against the tobacco companies.
		In cultures where shame and ritualizing are thoroughly woven into everyday life so to keep people obedient, this is lethal to an economy.
	www.lewrockwell.com /orig/horowitz3.html (4310 words)

	Conservatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Conservatism is a political philosophy that necessitates a defense of established values or the status quo.
		Cultural Conservatism is a philosophy that supports preservation of the heritage of a nation or culture.
		In some cultures, there is conflict between two or more different groups of religious conservatives, both strongly asserting that their view is correct, and opposing views are wrong.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conservatism (4074 words)

	Why I Am Not a Cultural Conservative, by Keith Preston -- anti-state.com
		Hoppe distinguishes between these forms of fake "conservatism" and the genuine cultural conservatism of the likes of Patrick Buchanan and Samuel Francis.
		However, it does not follow that cultural conservatism is indeed a correct posture for anarchists, libertarians and anti-statists to assume.
		Cultures with established traditions of absentee fatherhood (for example, urban American fls) might well develop a strong matriarchal culture in the absence of the welfare state.
	www.anti-state.com /preston/preston3.html (2910 words)

	The Political Economy of Cultural Conservatism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A useful umbrella term to comprehend this activity is cultural conservatism, with the traditionalists on the high side of the cultural spectrum and the New Right on the low end of the spectrum.
		William Lind and William Marshner, the authors of Cultural Conservatism, when they attack a "me first" ethic of greed and ostentation, are making the same point that not all wants ought to be satisfied.
		The political economy of cultural conservatism harkens back to an older tradition of politics where economics is subordinated and understood in such a way that the utility closet is where you put mops and brooms.
	www.heritage.org /Research/PoliticalPhilosophy/HL154.cfm (5500 words)

	ESR \| April 1, 2002 \| New strategy for culture war already in place: A reply to Philip Gold
		Like the Germans, he argues, cultural conservatives need new tactics if they are to have a chance of winning the culture war.
		Gold calls "Culture War I," cultural conservatives' strategy was to lay out a political agenda for restoring America's historic, Western, Judeo-Christian culture, then attempt to elect people who would implement that agenda.
		First, the politicians quickly realized that an open defense of Western culture would get them excluded from the Establishment, which requires adherence to "multiculturalism." Second, the forces of cultural decay were simply too strong to be overcome through politics.
	www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/0402/0402culturewar.htm (754 words)

	VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS:... OF THE "PALEOCONSERVATIVE" SPECTRUM
		To assume the mantle as it does of the legitimate heir of America conservatism the prominent role of Russell Kirk in its founding was probably critical in paleoconservatives claim to exclusive legitimacy within the American conservative tradition.
		Awareness of such cultural divides is one of the key reasons that such figures associated with the Religious Right and Cultural Conservatism movements have played a key if comparatively less-well known role in influencing traditional conservatives opposition to neoconservatism through its role in the closely related, at least ideologically, cultural conservative movement.
		In spite of the obstacles to and difficulties involved in working together, the similarities of the cultural and paleo branches of conservatism are so great it is still quite surprising that the two movements remain, organizationally speaking, completely separate to all intents and purposes.
	www.etherzone.com /2003/wilk020603.shtml (1970 words)

	How Conservatives Can Set the Cultural Agenda
		The paradox of American politics is that the country is shifting to cultural conservatism, yet the American people, and even many conservatives themselves, are deeply suspicious of the cultural message of conservative leaders.
		Cultural conservatives run a great risk when they frame a debate over who has the best and strongest personal commitment to family life.
		One of the great cultural achievements of conservatives in the last 15 years has been to convince political leaders from across the ideological spectrum that government ought not discriminate against religious believers and institutions.
	www.policyreview.org /may97/thmeyer.html (6495 words)

	Next Conservatism: What Is Cultural Marxism -- Opinion Central -- GOPUSA
		In his columns on the next conservatism, Paul Weyrich has several times referred to "cultural Marxism." He asked me, as Free Congress Foundation's resident historian, to write this column explaining what cultural Marxism is and where it came from.
		Cultural Marxism is a branch of western Marxism, different from the Marxism-Leninism of the old Soviet Union.
		Cultural Marxism began not in the 1960s but in 1919, immediately after World War I. Marxist theory had predicted that in the event of a big European war, the working class all over Europe would rise up to overthrow capitalism and create communism.
	www.gopusa.com /commentary/guest/2005/wsl_1025p.shtml (912 words)

	Session 143 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cultural conservatism in China used to have a more negative tone, carping about the erosion of China’s tradition and cultural heritage but offering few alternatives.
		In the 1990s, new cultural conservatism has taken on a more positive cast with an agenda of attacking radicalism and political romanticism, emphasizing Chinese values as an exclusive resource for initiating social change and rebuilding national identity.
		The distinction between radicalism and conservatism in China thus becomes part of the analysis of the dynamics of the status quo as well as the concurring popular complacency and political apathy.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/1999abst/china/c-143.htm (1007 words)

	Untitled Document
		Rothbard understood that Conservatism is merely a remnant of the Old Order that existed "before the 18th century" in the form of "feudalism or Oriental despotism" and "was marked by tyranny, exploitiation, stagnation, fixed caste, and hopelessness and starvation for the bulk of the population".
		Those whose proclaimed "libertarianism" is rooted in cultural biases against the bohemian Left or in their role, witting or unwitting, as court intellectuals for the state-corporate establishment are, at their very best, fairweathered friends and unreliable allies in the struggle for liberty and against the state.
		To be a cultural radical is to defend the outcast, the downtrodden, the persecuted and scapegoated against the artificially privileged, against vested interests, against predatory power-holders and unscrupulous elites.
	www.attackthesystem.com /libcon.html (11609 words)

	Ben Xu, cultural conservatism
		In China, much of the 1990's recollection and reevaluation of the 1980s cultural criticism is done in terms of a new pairing of radicalism and conservatism.
		Such recollection and reevaluation are often characterized by a condemnation of the 1980's cultural criticism and its pro-democracy and pro-enlightenment concerns as too "radical." In this fin-de-siecle thinking, the memory of the 1980s has been turned into a pivotal moment of asserting new cultural conservatism.
		New cultural conservatism of the 1990s manifests the twofold concerns with cultural traditionalism and political realism.
	mclc.osu.edu /jou/abstracts/xuabs.htm (220 words)

	The next conservatism: The centrality of culture
		Today, what was called the "counter-culture" in the 1960s now controls almost every cultural venue: the entertainment industry (which is now the most powerful force in our culture), the government schools, the media, even many churches.
		The ideology usually known as "Political Correctness," which is really the cultural Marxism of the infamous Frankfurt School, is using every type of cultural institution in our country to achieve its purpose, which is the destruction of traditional Western culture and the Christian religion.
		Culture is no longer at the periphery of conservatives' concerns, although it may not yet be at the center where I think it needs to be.
	www.renewamerica.us /columns/weyrich/050725 (928 words)

	William Lind: Islamic Invasion
		William Sturgiss Lind, Director of the Center for Cultural Conservatism at the Free Congress Foundation, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, born July 9, 1947.
		I was not surprised to see Islamics use cultural Marxism as a weapon, any more than it surprises me to watch cultural Marxists use mass immigration as a weapon.
		No matter that the cultural Marxists hate Allah as much as they hate J-hw-h or the Holy Trinity, or that the Islamic scimitar would quickly be put to the necks of the cultural Marxists; until the Christian West is dead and buried, each can use the other.
	www.military.com /Opinions/0,,Lind_031605,00.html (1190 words)

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