Thread by @sunnshiiny

This thread is about ordered liberty.

Many don’t realize, but US Republicans and Canadian Conservatives follow this ideology. This is what the modern far right conservative movement represents. It’s what they believe and what they are aiming to implement in North America.

https://twitter.com/sunnshiiny/status/1225313391985614848

It’s the same belief & value system used by the majority of far right despots around the globe. Putin in Russia, Orban in Hungary, Johnson in UK, Morrison in Australia, Bolsonaro in Brazil, Modi in India, Erdogan in Turkey. All ascribe to these far right Conservative ideals.

This is the belief in Natural Laws. Also related to Natural Rights.

In conservative circles, this is known as Burkean conservatism.

To appreciate ordered liberty, natural law and natural rights, you need to read up on Edmund Burke.

He’s known as the father of modern conservatism.

Burke put a lot of effort & thought into rationalizing white supremacy, regionalism (as opposed to nationalism), moral guidance of faith, order determined by god, hierarchy, wealth disparity.

The result is volumes of justification for far right ideals being god’s will.

Included I’ve placed screen shots of the beliefs and values from a Burkean conservative website.

It’s illuminating to say the least.

It’s relatively easy to discern why faith is valued over science. In the mind of a conservative, Faith is more reliable, and stabilizing. Innovation is shunned. Every truth, right and law was discovered wins ago. They don’t believe any change is necessary or welcome. Status quo.

It’s unnerving to see social stratification described as the conservative value of variety. Some people are just better and assigned higher stations in society. Again, that’s what conservatives believe is natural.

And suffering is to be accepted as the imperfection of humanity.

It’s unnatural to tax the wealthy because that’s stealing property. Wealth redistribution is unnatural and against divine order.

Charity for the poor is encouraged, but not mandatory. Taxes aren’t meant to support social programs, philanthropy is preferred. It’s cheaper.

Notice democracy is listed as despotism. Again the argument that it’s not the natural law or ordered liberty that is preferred. Slightly self serving, no?

Special care is taken to ensure the limits to power are unchanged. There is no such thing as social mobility.

Progress is considered a myth. Static adherence to tradition and status quo is revered. Socialist, progressives and liberals are evil and must be suppressed.

Permanence is valued, not progress.

This is ordered liberty.

This is the belief & values system that conservatives have been promoting. In churches, family, business environment, education/academia, media, government, arts and entertainment.

Weird how it aligns so nicely with 7 Mountains mandate.

generals.org/rpn/the-seven-…

First seek to understand, then to be understood.

The people who have adopted this ideology no longer support social democracy. Their beliefs values and policies are antithetical to western civilization.

Social democracy is antithetical to their plans for ordered liberty.

This is why CPC removed the word progressive from their brand.

This is why no leader of the Canadian Conservatives is aiming to change the ideology.

This is what far right think tanks have been indoctrinating society with in op eds and reports.

This is why the perception of women is that they are being attacked, because they are.

This is why LGBTQ rights will never be supported by conservatives.

This is why conservatives reject immigration from non-Christian nations.

This is why seniors and more vulnerable populations like the disabled are being stripped of drug coverage and public benefits.

This is the belief system the new K-12 curriculum in Alberta will reflect.

This is the UCP, CPC, Ontario Conservatives, BC Liberals, Saskatchewan Party. This is Kenney, Harper, MacKay, O’Toole, Scheer.

This is what they are offering to Canadians.

If you listen to Kenney’s speeches during campaigning, and Harper’s speeches from his time in office, they both mention Ordered Liberty. They just don’t explain what that means to voters. Except the ones who support the idea of Ordered Liberty implicitly.

nationalpost.com/news/politics/…

Articles mentioning Ordered Liberty.

bttoronto.ca/2019/04/17/jas…

theglobeandmail.com/opinion/why-st…

Conservatives don’t believe in social democracy.

Electing them gives them the power to transform society. To Ordered Liberty.

It’s happening in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick. Moving towards Ordered Liberty in Manitoba, Quebec, & NWT.

It’s the central belief system of the federal Conservative Party of Canada.

The choice is up to Canadians. Do you value Social Democracy or Ordered Liberty?

Know the governance system the candidate you vote for supports. Not all of them offer democracy.

Some political parties actively seek autocracy, with your approval.

Did the Ontario and Alberta electorate know they chose an autocratic regressive political party and governance system? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Don’t make that mistake federally.