Conservativism - “Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology, which seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.” - Wikipedia
There is nothing wrong with wanting to preserve some traditions, institutions or values. The issue many have with it is when the things wanted to be preserved are racist or harmful to many people, etc. There are some things we need to move past, like slavery, and then there are some people that will loudly proclaim themselves conservative and say we should go back to slavery.
And yes, a lot of that does seem to be the USA’s/Canada’s current conservative parties.
But wanting to “keep things as they are/were” isn’t a horrible thing in and of itself, but it’s often the specific things that they want to go back to.
Conservativism - “Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology, which seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.” - Wikipedia
There is nothing wrong with wanting to preserve some traditions, institutions or values. The issue many have with it is when the things wanted to be preserved are racist or harmful to many people, etc. There are some things we need to move past, like slavery, and then there are some people that will loudly proclaim themselves conservative and say we should go back to slavery.
And yes, a lot of that does seem to be the USA’s/Canada’s current conservative parties.
But wanting to “keep things as they are/were” isn’t a horrible thing in and of itself, but it’s often the specific things that they want to go back to.