Authoritarian Conservatism

Authoritarian Conservatism (AuthCon) is an authoritarian, culturally conservative and economically center-right to far-right ideology inhabiting the top middle of the authright quadrant. It believes in a society following traditional values enforced through the state and typically takes the form of an Autocractic government built on conservative social values.

History
Authoritarian conservatism usually shows up as an aspect of other authoritarian ideologies, two prominent Authoritarian Conservatives would be António de Oliveira Salazar and  Engelbert Dollfuss, as such much of authoritarian conservatism appeared around the same time as  Fascism, causing significant conflict between the two ideologies.

Beliefs
Beliefs in an authoritarian state to preserve the traditional values of their nation

Personality and Behaviour
Authoritarian conservatism should be portrayed similarly to other authoritarian ideologies, with a distinct emphasis on his cultural conservatism, acting with anger against progressive ideologies. He hates being referred to as a fascist, and will quickly correct anyone that does so.

How to Draw
Authcon flag.svg


 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Draw a light cyan inverted triangle in the center
 * 3) Fill the two sides with black
 * 4) Add the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:Salazar.png]] Salazarism - My very successful son.
 * [[File:AusFash.png]] Austrofascism - One of my son's other influences and a great one at that, at this point he's part of the family.
 * [[File:Monarch.png]] Monarchism - Depending on the circumstance, I preserve your power.
 * [[File:Conserv.png]] Conservatism [[File:Con-t.png]] - Sure but not enough state involved, and too many libertarians vote for you.
 * [[File:Plcn2.png]] Paleoconservatism - Just a bit more authoritarian and we're there.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Paleolib.png]] Paleolibertarianism - It's nice that you want to conservative values and all, but you need to learn that it just can't be done without a big state.
 * [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - A bit too far for me but still based.

Enemies

 * [[File:Nazi.png]] National Socialism - I will never forgive you for the death of [[File:AusFash.png]] Engelbert Dollfuss.

Literature

 * The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
 * Liberty, The God that Failed by Christopher A. Ferrara
 * Political Order in Changing Societies by Samuel P. Huntington

Wikipedia

 * Authoritarian Conservatism
 * Right-wing authoritarianism
 * Neoauthoritarianism (China)