What does a conservative society mean?

Conservatism is an aesthetic, cultural, social, and political philosophy, which seeks to promote and to preserve traditional social institutions. In Western culture, conservatives seek to preserve a range of institutions such as organized religion, parliamentary government, and property rights.

What do Republicans stand for socially?

Social policies. The Republican Party is generally associated with social conservative policies, although it does have dissenting centrist and libertarian factions. The social conservatives want laws that uphold their traditional values, such as opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion, and marijuana.

What does being fiscally conservative mean?

Fiscal conservatism is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt. Fiscal conservatives advocate the avoidance of deficit spending, the lowering of taxes, and the reduction of overall government spending and national debt whilst ensuring balanced budgets.

Are working-class people by definition White?

“A context which implies [working-class people] are by definition white is annoying,” he says. “The working-class area I grew up in was white and black and Sikh – almost all my uncles and aunts were working in factories.

Why is the left so hard to win back voters?

That’s what families are for. One reason the left has such difficulty forging a lasting connection with voters is that the right has a built-in advantage – conservatives have a broader moral palate than the liberals (as we call leftists in the US).

How did South London’s working-class migrate?

In areas such as Collins’s south London, working-class people moved in and out, and instigated mass migrations of their own to outer suburbs decades before widespread immigration from the Caribbean and south Asia. My paternal grandfather was born in Ireland, my maternal grandmother in the South Wales valleys.

What is the difference between a conservative and a nanny state?

The derogatory term “nanny state” is rarely used against the right (pastygate being perhaps an exception). Conservatives are more cautious about infringing on individual liberties (eg of gun owners in the US and small businessmen) in order to protect vulnerable populations (such as children, animals and immigrants).