Left-conservatism

Left-conservatism encompasses a range of political stances that combine left-wing economics with social and cultural conservatism. Left-conservatism is sometimes referred to as socialist conservatism, though these terms are not necessarily identical in meaning. Left-conservative parties have also been called "left-traditional" (defined by the London School of Economics as "pro-redistribution and anti-immigration/LGBTQ rights"), or "left-authoritarian".

Left-conservatism was the typical configuration for the ideological inclinations of historical Marxist–Leninist states. Often manifesting itself in Old Left–inspired Marxist parties, modern left-conservatism places a greater emphasis on materialism, collectivism, and class struggle than mainstream conservatism, while also rejecting the fight for social justice on issues that are not directly related to the class struggle. Some left-conservatives view class struggle as having evolved into a struggle between civilizations. Supporters of left-conservatism uphold Marxian economics, socialist economics, or Keynesianism, and generally hold negative views on the New Left, immigration, intersectionality, abortion, drugs, bourgeois feminism, LGBT rights, environmentalism, or the abolition of capital punishment.

Overview

Left-conservatism synthesizes left-wing economics and a vanguardist approach to social justice with socially conservative stances, such as the defense of the family and traditional conservative values, opposition to abortion rights, opposition to immigration, and an opposition to the legalization of drugs, sex work, or certain alcoholic beverages. Left-conservatism is often associated with gender-critical feminist, antiglobalist, left-wing populist, and left-wing nationalist political groups. Left-conservative groups typically espouse anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, anti-Americanist, anti-Western, Eurosceptic, and anti-environmentalist views.