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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> | 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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The [[Elevatorgate]] controversy deeply fractured Western World [[Anglosphere]] atheism. | The [[Elevatorgate]] controversy deeply fractured Western World [[Anglosphere]] atheism. | ||
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The dissolution of atheistic, communist Soviet Union on December 26, 1991 was a watershed moment in terms of the decline of leftism and the secular left (See also: Decline of the secular left). Politically, atheists have a history of skewing politically to the left (see: Atheism and politics).
According to the University of Cambridge, historically, the "most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power."[1] The collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union led to rapid desecularization in the region of the former Soviet Union and was a significant blow to the secular left.
Decline of 21st century leftism in the Western World Anglosphere
Since 2010, there has been a marked decline of leftism in the United States and Britain.[2] Democrats lost 1,042 seats—including U.S. House, Senate, state governorship, and state legislative seats—during Barack Obama's eight years in office.[3]
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.[4]
Decline of the 21st century atheist movement in Western World Anglosphere
The Elevatorgate controversy deeply fractured Western World Anglosphere atheism.
References
- ↑ Investigating atheism: Marxism. University of Cambridge (2008). Retrieved on July 17, 2014. “The most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power. For the first time in history, atheism thus became the official ideology of a state.”
- ↑
- The Left is collapsing everywhere, Washington Examiner, February 2017
- The collapse of the political Left, Washington Examiner by Michael Barone, Dec 7, 2016
- America’s Dean of Politics Says Left is Collapsing, 2016
- Despite Thomas Piketty, Voters Reject Economic Redistribution, Townhall, 2014
- Is the political Left collapsing?
- ↑ Democrats lost over 1,000 seats under Obama. Fox News. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ Graeme Davison et al. eds., The Oxford Companion to Australian History (2nd ed. 2001) p 148