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| | Former President [[Ronald Reagan]] said, "The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom."<ref>http://www.reason.com/news/show/29318.html</ref> | | Former President [[Ronald Reagan]] said, "The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom."<ref>http://www.reason.com/news/show/29318.html</ref> |
| | + | == Decline of 21st century leftism in the Western World Anglosphere == |
| | + | [[File:Donald Trump official presidential photo.jpg|200px|rigth|thumb|President [[Donald Trump]] ]] |
| | + | Since 2010, there has been a marked decline of [[leftism]] in the [[United States]] and [[Britain]].<ref> |
| | + | *[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-left-is-collapsing-everywhere/article/2614491 The Left is collapsing everywhere], ''Washington Examiner'', February 2017 |
| | + | *[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-collapse-of-the-political-left/article/2609139 The collapse of the political Left], ''Washington Examiner'' by Michael Barone, Dec 7, 2016 |
| | + | *[https://teejaw.com/americas-dean-politics-says-left-collapsing/ America’s Dean of Politics Says Left is Collapsing], 2016 |
| | + | *[https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2014/05/30/despite-thomas-piketty-voters-reject-economic-redistribution-n1845041 Despite Thomas Piketty, Voters Reject Economic Redistribution], ''Townhall'', 2014 |
| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK0p6qOAOts Is the political Left collapsing?]</ref> In the United States, [[Democrats]] lost 1,042 seats—including U.S. House, Senate, state governorship, and state legislative seats—during [[Barack Obama]]'s eight years in office.<ref name="1,000Seats">[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/democrats-lost-over-1000-seats-under-obama.html?refresh=true Democrats lost over 1,000 seats under Obama]. ''Fox News''. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.</ref> |
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| | + | The 2016 election of President [[Donald Trump]] was a significant blow to American leftism as the [[Trump administration]] has pursued [[right-wing]]/[[conservative]] policies. The U.S economy has seen significant growth since Trump's election (see also: [[Donald Trump achievements]]). |
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| | + | Political conservatism has grown in [[Australia]]. John Howard, who became prime minister in 1996, was the first holder of the office to describe himself as a conservative.<ref>Graeme Davison et al. eds., The Oxford Companion to Australian History (2nd ed. 2001) p 148</ref> |
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| | + | === Decline of the 21st century atheist movement in Western World Anglosphere === |
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| | + | The 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] controversy deeply fractured the Western World [[Anglosphere]] [[atheist movement]] and led to the decline of the atheist movement (see: [[Decline of the atheist movement]] and [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]). |
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| | + | A number of atheists have declared that the "atheist movement is dead".<ref> |
| | + | *[https://freethoughtblogs.com/reasoner/2017/10/21/the-atheism-movement-dead-or-alive/ The “Atheism Movement:” Dead or Alive?], [[Freethought Blogs]] |
| | + | *[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/10/now-that-that-poseur-atheist-aron-ra.html Atheist Aron Ra indicates the atheist movement is dead. Now that that Aron Ra has surrendered....], ''[[Examining Atheism]]'' |
| | + | *[http://www.atheistrev.com/2013/12/the-day-atheist-movement-died.html The Day the Atheist Movement Died] by Jack Vance at Atheist Revolution |
| | + | *[https://twitter.com/jennifurret/status/405391218273554433 Jennifer McCreight on Twitter about the Elevatorgate scandal destroying the atheist movement], [[Jen McCreight]], Twitter</ref> |
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| | == Decline of leftism == | | == Decline of leftism == |