ultraconservatives
Extreme traditional ideologues
Ultraconservatives are people holding extremely conservative political or social views, typically advocating rigid adherence to traditional values and institutions while opposing change more strongly than mainstream conservatives.
The term often carries a critical edge, suggesting views beyond reasonable conservatism: Ultraconservatives in the party blocked the compromise bill.
Asserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- rigidUnable to bend
- hardlineStubbornly inflexible in stance
uncompromising · intolerant · obstinate · unbending · staunch · steadfast · purist · zealous
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
old guard · establishmentarian · conventionalist · time-honored · veneration · mores · piety · family structure
Republican Party acronym
- Tea PartySmall-government advocacy movement
- paleoconservativesTraditionalist, nationalist conservatives
- John Birch SocietyRight-wing anticommunist advocacy group
- MAGAPopulist campaign acronym
religious right · hard right · far right · reactionaries · traditionalists · fundamentalists · super PACs · caucus
Devotion to one's country
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- protectionismShielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- theocracyRule by religious authority
authoritarianism · originalism · traditionalism · patriarchalism · anti-globalism · ethnonationalism · populism · federalism
Strong negative reaction
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- repealAnnul a statute
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
intransigence · revanchism · retrenchment · resistance · stonewalling · filibuster · blocking · regression
dogmatic
Asserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- rigidUnable to bend
hardline · uncompromising · intolerant · obstinate · unbending · staunch · steadfast · purist · zealous · fervent
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
patriarchy · old guard · establishmentarian · conventionalist · time-honored · veneration · mores · piety · family structure · gender roles
GOP
Republican Party acronym
- Tea PartySmall-government advocacy movement
- paleoconservativesTraditionalist, nationalist conservatives
- John Birch SocietyRight-wing anticommunist advocacy group
MAGA · religious right · hard right · far right · reactionaries · traditionalists · fundamentalists · super PACs · caucus · electorate
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- protectionismShielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
theocracy · authoritarianism · originalism · traditionalism · patriarchalism · anti-globalism · ethnonationalism · populism · federalism · states' rights
backlash
Strong negative reaction
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- repealAnnul a statute
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
entrenchment · intransigence · revanchism · retrenchment · resistance · stonewalling · filibuster · blocking · regression · reversal
ultraconservativesradicals
Advocates for fundamental change
ultraliberals · leftists · progressives · socialists · revolutionaries
ultraconservativesmoderates
Reduces intensity or extremity
centrists · pragmatists · middle-of-the-roaders · independents · swing voters
ultraconservativesprogressives
Social reform advocates
reformers · revolutionaries · change agents · modernizers · iconoclasts