Conservatism/US/pos/real

beliefs and positions actually emerging from US conservatism

Against

US conservatism has stood against:

The American Revolution
right of poor people to vote
public education
compulsory education
abolition of slavery
voting rights for black people
voting rights for indigenous Americans
voting rights for women
anti-trust laws
labor rights
worker safety laws
40-hour work week
8-hour work day
paid vacations
child labor laws
national parks
ending alcohol prohibition
US/Social Security
~~interstate highway system~~ -- not sure about this; Eisenhower was a Republican
- conservoids do seem to be against spending money on transportation infrastructure, though
- the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 was introduced by two Democrats and signed by Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat
- the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921, however, was introduced by a Republican
- It's still arguable that this was a very progressive initiative, though, by today's standards -- regardless of party.
civil rights act
desegregation
interracial marriage
Medicare
unemployment insurance
workman's compensation
welfare laws
environmental protection laws
Endangered Species Act
Family Leave Act
banking and speculation regulations
emergency loans to US auto manufacturers (...but was that a good thing?)
the Affordable Care Act
gay rights, gay marriage