Conservatism questions

[Whaleboy]

I'm not terribly familiar with him.

I doubt much of the conservative party is either! At least William Hague had a weird voice and a hot wife!

[The Andy-Man]

Originally posted by elijah


I doubt much of the conservative party is either! At least William Hague had a weird voice and a hot wife!

i like IDS. A quite nobody is who britain needs as PM.

Non of this all spin, all charisma, no content approach

[Odin]

Didn't you guys see the ? buy fascism? I wasn't sure.

[Ben Kenobi]

Lots of good points with conservatism, just two more to add.

Generally, conservatives rely upon tradition, in the sense that if things worked well before, why should we change?

Secondly, conservatives have a fundamental concept of man as generally corrupt, regardless of the society. You must first work on the people before you will see any change in society. This would be the source of Hobbes' quote of, "Nasty, brutish and short."

Rebutting the Templar:

Religious right types tend to be strong social conservatives who do believe in government enforcement of traditional morality.

Not really. Most conservatives want to see a smaller state so that the individual can better manage their own affairs. This manifests in freedom of religion as opposed to the establishment of a state church.

Enforcement of traditional morality tends to be limited to marriage, although many religious conservatives favour getting the government out of the business altogether.