| | '''Paleoconservative''' (colloquially, '''''paleocon''''') is a term that describes old and traditional [[conservative]]s that support a dedication to [[Americanism]], strong restrictions on [[immigration]], non-[[interventionism]], a rollback of multicultural programs, the decentralization of the federal polity, the restoration of controls upon free trade, a greater emphasis upon economic nationalism and [[isolationism]] in the conduct of [[American foreign policy]], and a generally ''revanchist'' outlook upon a social order in need of recovering old lines of distinction and in particular the assignment of roles in accordance with traditional categories of gender, ethnicity, and race.<ref name="Paleoconservative2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hqbHa_AJrtMC&pg=PA318&dq=paleoconservative+immigration&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kDQXT5PzLMbg0QGfuo3tAg&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=paleoconservative%20immigration&f=false|title =American credo: the place of ideas in US politics|author=Michael Foley|publisher=[[Oxford University]] Press|date=25 October 2007|quote=Against accusations of being pre-modern or even anti-modern in outlook, paleoconservatives press for restrictions on immigration, a rollback of multicultural programmes, the decentralization of the federal polity, the restoration of controls upon free trade, a greater emphasis upon economic nationalism and isolationism in the conduct of American foreign policy, and a generally ''revanchist'' outlook upon a social order in need of recovering old lines of distinction and in particular the assignment of roles in accordance with traditional categories of gender, ethnicity, and race.|accessdate = 18 January 2012}}</ref> As such, paleoconservatives differ from mainstream conservatives.<ref name="Paleoconservative">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LfWdaR9wHEEC&pg=PA10&dq=paleoconservative++mainstream+conservatives&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pyYXT-_MIMfz0gHrm7nyAg&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=paleoconservative%20%20mainstream%20conservatives&f=false|title =Neo-confederacy: a critical introduction|author=Euan Hague, Edward H. Sebesta, Heidi Beirich|publisher=University of Texas Press|date=1 December 2008|quote=The major ideologues of the recent revial of neo-Confederacy are, as we outline in Chapter I, almost all activists who identified themselves as paleoconservatives, decided to split from mainstream U.S. conservatism, and solidified their views around a vision of the South as "a priceless and irreplaceable treasure that must be conserved." Hostile towards organiztions such as the League of the South and Council of Conservative Citizens, neo-Confederacy can also be said to inform more mainstream organizations such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy and, arguably, prominent politicians such as Trent Lott and Strom Thurmond.|accessdate = 18 January 2012}}</ref> | | '''Paleoconservative''' (colloquially, '''''paleocon''''') is a term that describes old and traditional [[conservative]]s that support a dedication to [[Americanism]], strong restrictions on [[immigration]], non-[[interventionism]], a rollback of multicultural programs, the decentralization of the federal polity, the restoration of controls upon free trade, a greater emphasis upon economic nationalism and [[isolationism]] in the conduct of [[American foreign policy]], and a generally ''revanchist'' outlook upon a social order in need of recovering old lines of distinction and in particular the assignment of roles in accordance with traditional categories of gender, ethnicity, and race.<ref name="Paleoconservative2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hqbHa_AJrtMC&pg=PA318&dq=paleoconservative+immigration&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kDQXT5PzLMbg0QGfuo3tAg&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=paleoconservative%20immigration&f=false|title =American credo: the place of ideas in US politics|author=Michael Foley|publisher=[[Oxford University]] Press|date=25 October 2007|quote=Against accusations of being pre-modern or even anti-modern in outlook, paleoconservatives press for restrictions on immigration, a rollback of multicultural programmes, the decentralization of the federal polity, the restoration of controls upon free trade, a greater emphasis upon economic nationalism and isolationism in the conduct of American foreign policy, and a generally ''revanchist'' outlook upon a social order in need of recovering old lines of distinction and in particular the assignment of roles in accordance with traditional categories of gender, ethnicity, and race.|accessdate = 18 January 2012}}</ref> As such, paleoconservatives differ from mainstream conservatives.<ref name="Paleoconservative">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LfWdaR9wHEEC&pg=PA10&dq=paleoconservative++mainstream+conservatives&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pyYXT-_MIMfz0gHrm7nyAg&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=paleoconservative%20%20mainstream%20conservatives&f=false|title =Neo-confederacy: a critical introduction|author=Euan Hague, Edward H. Sebesta, Heidi Beirich|publisher=University of Texas Press|date=1 December 2008|quote=The major ideologues of the recent revial of neo-Confederacy are, as we outline in Chapter I, almost all activists who identified themselves as paleoconservatives, decided to split from mainstream U.S. conservatism, and solidified their views around a vision of the South as "a priceless and irreplaceable treasure that must be conserved." Hostile towards organiztions such as the League of the South and Council of Conservative Citizens, neo-Confederacy can also be said to inform more mainstream organizations such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy and, arguably, prominent politicians such as Trent Lott and Strom Thurmond.|accessdate = 18 January 2012}}</ref> |
| − | Some of the most well-known American paleoconservatives are political commentator and TV show host [[Tucker Carlson]], columnist and former presidential candidate [[Pat Buchanan]], radio show host and conspiracy theorist [[Alex Jones]], and internet personality and commentator [[Nick Fuentes]]. | + | Some of the most well-known American paleoconservatives are political commentator and TV show host [[Tucker Carlson]], columnist and former presidential candidate [[Pat Buchanan]], radio show host and conspiracy theorist [[Alex Jones]], internet personality and commentator [[Nick Fuentes]] and the late philosopher [[Roger Scruton]]. |
| | Many paleoconservatives identify themselves as "classical conservatives" and trace their philosophy to the [[Old Right]] Republicans of the interwar period, which helped keep the U.S. out of the [[League of Nations]], reduced immigration with the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924, and opposed [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]]. They were isolationists who opposed entry into [[World War II]]. | | Many paleoconservatives identify themselves as "classical conservatives" and trace their philosophy to the [[Old Right]] Republicans of the interwar period, which helped keep the U.S. out of the [[League of Nations]], reduced immigration with the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924, and opposed [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]]. They were isolationists who opposed entry into [[World War II]]. |