Older political movements of the left, right and center are evolving into different entities, or are slowly falling off the political map. Newer political movements are fighting their way into prominence with bold ideas and radical platforms. And while this principle seems quite logical when one considers how our fast-paced world is always looking ahead to the future, it has questioned on a regular basis. But it shouldn't be. Consider the political ideology of conservatism.
Most people believe that there are only a couple of different types of conservatives in the world.
But the average newspaper reader would astutely recognize the terms neoconservatism and social conservatism. However, this is far from the truth. Some true conservatives, such as National Post columnist David Frum, Policy Options editor William Watson, and London Free Press columnist Rory Leishman, have used it in a positive manner to describe modern conservatives. Other conservatives, such as Toronto Star columnist Dalton Camp and IRPP President Hugh Segal, have written about neoconservatism in a negative light to attack the modern conservative movement. This small group of New York intellectuals, primarily Jewish, started off as young Trotskyists or socialists.