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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom the far-, far-right, Breitbart: Conservatism can no longer cohabitate with neoliberalism
The honeymoon was lengthy and passionate; the marriage prospered and produced many offspring. But when some of the progeny grew into their teens, as not uncommonly happens, they became a liability. The most delinquent were Globalisation, Free Movement of Labour, Over-Mighty Corporations and Crony Capitalism. Conservatism found it had made a largely incompatible marriage, so now the unhappy couple are heading for the divorce court.Neo-liberalism comfortably accommodated itself to this encroachment of tyranny, encouraging mass immigration as a source of cheap labour, to enhance profits. But it was not a joined-up response. No thought was given to the strain on hospitals, schools, housing, or to the fact that immigrants, seen as the solution to an ageing population, themselves grow old and consume welfare resources. The quarterly bottom line was the limited horizon of neo-liberal free-marketeers.
There are now 6,000 incomers per day landing in Europe and the rate is accelerating. Neo-liberals gaze approvingly on this influx, seeing only a cheap labour source, disregarding the fact that the overwhelming majority is unskilled, unfit or unwilling to work. Not a problem: the welfare state (i.e. taxpayers) will take care of them while business cherry-picks a labour force from their ranks.
Conservatives urgently need to cut neo-liberals loose. Sometimes even economic growth and profits must take second place to cultural, social and religious priorities. That is the case now. What has conservatism actually conserved in recent decades? If it is to improve on that abysmal record it must break with multinational and multicultural neo-liberalism and return to the defence of the fundamental identity of nation states, and pre-eminently Britain.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/23/neo-liberalism-v-conservatism-a-messy-divorce/
The author, Gerald Warner, is a prominent conservative in the UK, who believe the current conservative PM is too liberal on LGBT and refugee/immigration issues. He has urged British social conservatives to abandon the Conservative Party and form a new one, so far to no avail.
He seems to believe that the marriage between conservatives and neo-liberals should end. He cannot tolerate the modern conservatives' emphasis on profits and money to the exclusion of traditional/family values and national identity. "They even presumed to redefine marriage."
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From the far-, far-right, Breitbart: Conservatism can no longer cohabitate with neoliberalism (Original Post)
pampango
Sep 2015
OP
This Liberal wants to cut the neo-liberals and their faux conservative beliefs loose as well.
Vincardog
Sep 2015
#1
They will have a few with billion of $$$ in their banks, their only true friends
Vincardog
Sep 2015
#3
Good for them (if they do which I doubt) and we liberals best do the same leaving those amoral
TheKentuckian
Sep 2015
#4
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)1. This Liberal wants to cut the neo-liberals and their faux conservative beliefs loose as well.
pampango
(24,692 posts)2. If conservatives cut them loose, they won't have many friends left anywhere.
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)3. They will have a few with billion of $$$ in their banks, their only true friends
TheKentuckian
(25,026 posts)4. Good for them (if they do which I doubt) and we liberals best do the same leaving those amoral
fucks on their own where they can be fitted with collar and leash and controlled.
JHB
(37,161 posts)5. Oooooh! The (not-so-)Breitbarts want to go Full Brownshirt!