Traditional conservatives

What was traditional conservatism a reaction to?

The French Revolution

Who are the traditional thinkers?

Hobbes

Burke

What do Traditional Conservatives think about Human Nature?

They are pessimistic and Sceptical (Burke)

What do traditional conservatives think about the state?

Believe in natural hierarchy

Pragmatism

There is a natural ruling class

Minimal state intervention in both society and economy

What did Hobbes say about the state?

a social contract with an authoritarian role for the state

What do Traditional think about society?

Paternalism

Organic

They emerge in an unplanned way

Minimal state intervention

What do traditional think society needs to be protected from?

External and internal threats

What are traditional resistant to about society?

Change

What do traditional believe in society is fixed

Natural hierarchy

What does Burke say about society?

It is made up of ‘little platoons’

What do traditional overall think about the economy?

It is based on private ownership

What are traditional wary of (economy)

Free market capitalism because of concerns of inequality

Why are traditional wary of free market

Threatens national unity

Hard for state to predict and control

It is unregulated and not traditional

What are traditional conservatives open to? (economy)

Keynesian economics

What does Keynesian economics mean (3)

Higher taxes

Increased public spending

social welfare

What does traditional not support (economy)

Capitalism