Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBig3
Well as a policy, i don't click links on certain computers. But if you might point to a few places where Conservatives, specifically Paleoconservatives, differ from Libertarians?
For someone who's at best a Civil Libertarian, I don't see light between the two.
|
Well, the term "paleoconservative" is a neologism; it was first put to large use in the 80s, to distinguish them from the Neoconservative's and the Libertarian wings of the Republican party. Ideologically, Paleo's can be understood to be ideological successors of the interwar Republicans and, to a lesser extent, Dixiecrats.
Important issues of contention between Libertarians & Paleoconservatives would be on issues of trade (Paleoconservatives favor protectionism) and immigration (Paleo's trending against immigration in general and non-European immigration in particular).
In regards to Federalism (or states rights, if you prefer), there's difference on opinion within the movement on whether some social issues (abortion, drug war, gay marriage) should be devolved to local authorities or settled on a Federal level.