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Friday, June 13, 2008 12:00 AM

Conservatism vs. authoritarianism: The British vs. the U.S. right

While British conservatives oppose mild increases in government detention and surveillance powers, American "conservatives" support endless expansion of those powers.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Friday, June 13, 2008 05:47 AM

    British multiparty system

    Great post, Glenn. I wonder if one reason British conservatives feel free to maintain their own values is that the British system has more than two parties. No one party is ever truly in the majority, so they do not see politics as a game where one side wins and another loses. In this country, Republicans and Democrats stop thinking about their values and only concentrate on keeping a majority. Just a thought.

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