Would a traditional conservative agree with a New Right view of society?

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Would a traditional conservative agree with a New Right view of society?

A traditional conservative would agree with a New Right view of society to an extent. However, in order to answer the question fully it is important to address both their similarities and differences.

Traditional conservatists believe in tradition and keeping the status quo and to keep things the way they are. “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. This in turn means that they are cautious about change, as they believe it could bring unpredictable results.  

Traditional Conservatists also believe that human nature is flawed and so there is no point in having an idealistic view of society, as people are not perfect. This is similar to a New Right view in the sense that Thatcher wanted to go along with “the grain of human nature.”

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Traditional conservatists also have an organic view of society in the sense that you cannot tamper with it. They believe that society has its natural hierarchy of classes and this is natural. This view, therefore means that people can co-operate and society benefits.

There are many objections by traditionalists towards the New Right. The criticisms include that the Thatcherites neglect the elderly and weak, which is seen as a betrayal of social values.

One traditional conservatist Ian Gilmour believes that the New Right are extremists and fundamental and even went on to write a book called “Dancing with Dogma.”

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