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- noun Alternative form of
conservatism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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Examples
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I am beginning to believe that republicanism, extreme conservativism is a learned degenertive dysfunction.
Think Progress » Cuccinelli: Homosexual ‘acts’ are a ‘detriment to our culture.’ 2010
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Even the neocons, many of whom are ex-communists, claim that big government conservativism is ok because conservatives know how to use government!!
Meltzer on the Labor Market, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Social conservativism is at the very root of the societal divide we're enjoying right now.
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How come that the leading advocate of fiscal conservativism is a marginal figure in the GOP?
Paul suspends presidential campaign; forms new organization 2008
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I also think this conservativism is what's got SFWA on the ropes; they're not implementing any of the successful outreach/membership-growth models used by other writers 'organizations.
MIND MELD: If You Could Change Any Aspect of The Science Fiction Field, What Would it Be? 2008
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The main theory behind fiscal conservativism is being fiscally responsible.
Why Fiscal Conservatives Shouldn’t Vote Republican | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2008
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Now I will in turn ask you … Why do you think conservativism is emotionally based?
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Just because an “orthodox” Goldwater conservativism is about constraining the size of the government, don’t make the mistake of thinking that liberalism seeks to expand it as an objective.
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Please don’t equate holy and political leanings … the case for capitalism and conservativism is fraught with self-interest (among other problems).
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Fiscal Conservatives, Small Government, etc. So now the GOP tries to expand and dilute the Tea Party, adding in different flavors of 'conservativism' - social conservativism, theism, anti trade isolationism, xenophobia, foreign policy isolationism * and* interventionalism (U!
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