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[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 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..."

[–] TIN@feddit.uk 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

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

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] Switchblade@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

In Canada we call the conservatives Tories.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago

Unsure about in the US. But the conservative party is nicknamed Tories in the UK.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I dunno if you know it, but that really chipper dapper announcer voice from the 30s to 50s is referred to as the "Mid-Atlantic Accent."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_accent