Party of New Conservatives

[[File:Logo of New conservative party.png|thumb|right|195px|Logo of the Party of New Conservatives]]
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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the [[Conservative Party (UK)]]}}
'''New Cons''', or '''Party of New Conservatives''' (새로운보수당, ''Saerounbosudang''), was a right-wing [[conservative]] party in [[South Korea]] that was founded in December 2019. The party was created by young conservatives in the [[Bareunmirae Party]], who bolted from that party.

It was the South Korean party of the 20s man, by the 20s man, for the 20s man.

The Party was very much against the [[civil rights]] of minorities. On the other hand, some took liberal views in areas related to the interests of men in their 20s. In short, it was [[cherry-picking]].

Officially, it was classified as center-right and liberal conservative.

On Feb. 17, 2020, the party in question died out through a merger with the [[Liberty Korea Party]] and other conservative right-wing parties. (See the [[United Future Party]])

==Political position==
===Alt-lite?===
The party was classified as center-right by South Korean standards. However, in Western Europe and the U.S., there are many aspects that are close to right-wing [[populism]].

The following lists the political inclinations of the party's key members:

*Most of the party members are against enacting anti-[[discrimination]] laws (차별금지법). Unlike [[Europe]] and the [[U.S.]], South Korea has no anti-discrimination laws.
*The party claims that men in their 20s are discriminated against, so are opposed to [[feminism]].
**In particular, {{wpl|Ha Tae-keung}} (하태경), the party's current leader, is opposed to feminism. He even said that "young men" are social minorities.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/news/national/%ED%95%98%ED%83%9C%EA%B2%BD-%E2%80%9C20%C2%B730%EB%82%A8%EC%84%B1%EC%9D%B4-%EC%B5%9C%EA%B3%A0-%EC%95%BD%EC%9E%90%E2%80%A6%EC%97%AC%EC%84%B1%EC%9A%B0%EB%8C%80-%EB%B2%95%EC%97%90-%EC%9C%A0%ED%86%B5%EA%B8%B0%ED%95%9C-%EB%A7%8C%EB%93%A4-%EA%B2%83%E2%80%9D/ar-BBSCr3l Ha Tae-kyung (the head of the Bareunmirae Party) said, "The social minorities for this era is men in their 20s and 30s … Modifying Women's Affirmative Action"]</ref>
*They are opposed to [[Affirmative Action]].
*Among the main supporters of this party are the members of [[alt-lite]] leaning ''galleries''{{efn|[[DCinside]] term for its sub-boards (similar to [[Reddit]]'s subreddit system)}} of [[DCinside]].
*Kim Soo-min (김수민), one of the party's major female politicians, called [[Asperger's syndrome]] "unusual and [[paranoid]] stubbornness," and declared it a disease without a cure. For your information, this was the official comment of the [[Bareunmirae Party]] in December 2018. She accused the [[Liberty Korea Party|LKP]] and [[Minjoo Party of Korea|Minjoo]] of being stubborn like Asperger's syndrome.<ref>[https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=123&oid=517&aid=0000006005 이것도 저것도 싫다며 내 것만 고집하는 거대정당들]</ref>
*They believe that the [[homosexuality]] discrimination law violates [[Christians]]' "[[Freedom of religion|freedom of faith]]".{{efn|For your information, there is no law banning discrimination against LGBT in South Korea yet.}}
*Another female politician from the party, Lee Hye-hoon (이혜훈), is notorious for her [[Christian right]] tendencies. She once made remarks that equate [[Islam]] with homosexuality.<ref>[http://m.hongcheonnewstoday.kr/a.html?uid=10312 이혜훈 "하나님 나라 한 순간에 무너뜨릴 차별금지법 막아야… 동성애·이슬람 적극 대처할 것"]</ref>
**She claims that [[Eurabia|Europe is being Islamized]].<ref>http://www.good-faith.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=373</ref>
**She claims [[HIV/AIDS denialism|AIDS is caused by homosexuality]].<ref>[http://www.newsnjoy.or.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=225072 Lee Hye-hoon said "Homosexual people mostly have physical relationships, not plastic love."] 뉴스앤조이.</ref>
*Opposition to Pride Parades.

===Uh… Why was it classified as a "center-right"??===
*Men in their 20s in South Korea are the party's main supporters. In South Korea, the term 'far-right' refers mainly to [[anti-communist]] and traditionalist older people, unlike in the [[Western world]].
**Men in their 20s, the main supporters of the New Cons, dislike the mainstream South Korean right-wing and embrace the values of Western right-wingers. In other words, the party is far from the traditional South Korean far-right.
**As it happens, the generation in Korea most friendly to [[LGBT]] human rights consists of those in their 20s.
*Unlike the [[Liberty Korea Party|LKP]], the New Cons have few traditionalist tendencies and are not very strong in their anti-communist tendencies. Rather, they like Western culture.
**They never support [[Asian values]].
*Unlike the U.S. and Europe, it is hard to see Muslims in South Korea. Very few Muslims live in South Korea. In other words, "anti-Islam" is not a political issue in South Korea in the first place.
*They are officially advocating "centrist conservatism" (중도 보수).<ref>http://www.newspim.com/news/view/20191212001286</ref>
*Even though a large portion of the party leans towards [[alt-lite]] ideals, some of its main leaders, especially {{wpl|Yoo Seong-min}}, have expressed positive opinions about [[Feminism]] and [[LGBT]] rights.

==See also==
*[[Populism]]
*[[Boris Johnson]]
*[[Jordan Peterson]], [[Ben Shapiro]] — some party members were influenced by these men.
*[[Western world]] adoration{{efn|The mainstream political forces in the New Cons praise Western world politics, society and culture. Some party members think South Korea is the most westernized in East Asia, and negative for [[Confucianism]] and oriental medicine.}} 
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[[Masculism]]
{{efn|The New Cons does not support masculism. 
In fact, the concept of "masculism" in Korea is not a popularly known concept except for some men in their 20s.
 This party officially supports gender equality.}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:South Korean politics]]
[[Category:Antifeminism]]
[[Category:Anti-LGBT bigots]]
[[Category:Homophobia]]
[[Category:Islamophobia]]
[[Category:Alt-lite]]
[[Category:Men's rights movement]]
[[Category:Ableism]]

Categories: South Korean politics, Antifeminism, Anti-LGBT bigots, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Alt-lite, Men's rights movement, Ableism