To be conservative ... is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, the sufficient to the superabundant, the convenient to the perfect, present laughter to utopian bliss.
It's the nature of conservatism, to hold back.
If practiced in good faith, it isn't always a bad thing. Not all new ideas should be embraced. We should be careful about making changes.
But if it turns into protecting entrenched interests to the detriment of others, then yes, it is a bad thing.
It's the nature of conservatism, to hold back.
If practiced in good faith, it isn't always a bad thing. Not all new ideas should be embraced. We should be careful about making changes.
But if it turns into protecting entrenched interests to the detriment of others, then yes, it is a bad thing.