Left conservatism

Left-conservatism refers to political stances that combine left-wing economics with social conservatism. It is sometimes referred to as socialist conservatism, though these terms are not necessarily identical in meaning.

Often manifesting itself in Old Left–inspired Marxist parties, left-conservatism places a greater emphasis on collectivism and class struggle than mainstream conservatism while also rejecting the left's cultural and identity politics. Some left-conservatives view class struggle as having evolved into a struggle between civilizations. Supporters of left-conservatism uphold Marxian economics, socialist economics or Keynesianism and generally hold negative views on the New Left, intersectionality, abortion, drugs, bourgeois feminism, LGBT rights, environmentalism, immigration, and the abolition of capital punishment.