FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoConservatism is Brain Damagelemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1475arrow-down119file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1456arrow-down1imageConservatism is Brain Damagelemmy.worldFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months ago The rational definition of conservatism is the maintaining of the status quo. No radical change. Don’t rock the boat. As a political philosophy, it’s boring. It’s safe. Just keep things the way they are. If the way things are is cruel and unjust, then what is it to fight to maintain that state of things? Outside of a utopia, “keep things as they are” is unlikely to be the highest of moral grounds.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoOh, I never said it was moral. :) It’s “safe”.
If the way things are is cruel and unjust, then what is it to fight to maintain that state of things?
Outside of a utopia, “keep things as they are” is unlikely to be the highest of moral grounds.
Oh, I never said it was moral. :) It’s “safe”.