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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Came here to say this, so thank you for the coverage. Also interesting, I mean, aren't crown loyal people still called Tories or some such? Forgive my ignorance, I'm West Atlantic (omg, I just made that up to say American, and I think I'm sticking with it.)

"It may just be my poor, West Atlantic education, but..."

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In the UK we still use Tories as a nickname for the conservative party, one of the two main parties in our political system and a kind of pound store republican party. They do indeed still feign royalism when it suits their purposes, some things never change.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    As an American, I always assumed Tories was the actual name of the Conservative Party, not their nickname.... learn something new every day

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It’s derived from Irish, originally meaning thieves or bandits if I recall correctly.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    That still sounds accurate to the modus operandi of what I'm used to from a Conservative Party.

    Though it infuriates me that a party can literally call themselves and be regularly referred to as "The thieves who want to eat your baby!", by EVEN THEIR SUPPORTERS, and still not only be considered a viable party, but have more or less become the majority party of their country......

    It's got real "They call themselves Decepticons and you thought they'd honor a deal?" energy

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Tories nowadays is typically used to describe a party which supports the establishment the most. So in the United Kingdom's the Tories typically support the Crown the most. In Commonwealth countries the Tories are usually synonymous with right-wing parties who are typically the most nationalist. However in many Commonwealth countries the right-wing is often more left leaning than the American left. This is of course trying to describe a wide array of political beliefs in broad strokes so I may be accurate but I'm sure as hell not precise.

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