Conservatism is on the rise in America.
Those who identify as conservative both socially and economically are at their highest rates since 2012.
Why do you think that is?
Why do you think that is?
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I struggle to identify myself as a conservative, because it's related to so many things that I either oppose or am not opinionated about. However, the reason why I do in some contexts call myself conservative, is because conservatism seems to recognize the importance of order in society, which I think is missing in society.
Conservatism as a political school of thought has it's origins in a scottish statemen writing a letter on why the French revolution is a bad idea, and why the american revolution is actually a better way to bring about change. The general philosophy of conservatism is to be careful about social change, and be gradual about it because if you take away order, you may see far worse consequences. I agree with this, a lot. Someone who takes conservatism too far would be against any social change and more or less want to revert back to some period that they think was perfect, and someone on the left would likewise strawmann conservatism as being opposed to social change as a concept. The truth is that even the forefather of conservatism was in favor of a drastically new way of governing as done in the USA.
In my case, I think it vibes well with the way i'v been seeing the world as I get older. I think human beings are social beings, and we must obey certain tribal laws. We need a sense of community (which was traditionally brought about by church), we need healthy sexual ethic as opposed to "do as you want braaah" because the current paradigme the left has gotten us is one where barely legal girls sell their puss pics on only fans, and instead of making this not-a-thing, we are told "don't slut shame". I think conservatism is a much more sane way to govern society than "do what feels right dawg!! live and let live. Don't judge maaan, if an 18 year old girl wants to get gangbanged by seven old guys on camera, then it's ok because consenting adults", Like, i'm so tired of hearing "consenting adults" as an excuse for some of the worst ills of society. Libs imply by saying "if two people consent, bla bla bla everything is fine" that we are just on our own, not members of a society, and our actions have no trickle down effects.
Ok, i'm ranting. Hope this makes sense to you, even if you disagree.
Conservatism as a political school of thought has it's origins in a scottish statemen writing a letter on why the French revolution is a bad idea, and why the american revolution is actually a better way to bring about change. The general philosophy of conservatism is to be careful about social change, and be gradual about it because if you take away order, you may see far worse consequences. I agree with this, a lot. Someone who takes conservatism too far would be against any social change and more or less want to revert back to some period that they think was perfect, and someone on the left would likewise strawmann conservatism as being opposed to social change as a concept. The truth is that even the forefather of conservatism was in favor of a drastically new way of governing as done in the USA.
In my case, I think it vibes well with the way i'v been seeing the world as I get older. I think human beings are social beings, and we must obey certain tribal laws. We need a sense of community (which was traditionally brought about by church), we need healthy sexual ethic as opposed to "do as you want braaah" because the current paradigme the left has gotten us is one where barely legal girls sell their puss pics on only fans, and instead of making this not-a-thing, we are told "don't slut shame". I think conservatism is a much more sane way to govern society than "do what feels right dawg!! live and let live. Don't judge maaan, if an 18 year old girl wants to get gangbanged by seven old guys on camera, then it's ok because consenting adults", Like, i'm so tired of hearing "consenting adults" as an excuse for some of the worst ills of society. Libs imply by saying "if two people consent, bla bla bla everything is fine" that we are just on our own, not members of a society, and our actions have no trickle down effects.
Ok, i'm ranting. Hope this makes sense to you, even if you disagree.
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@BRUUH It makes sense and I completely agree.
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