Would it be true to say that a coherent liberal is someone who looks forward to the possibility of being a conservative? Bear with me.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If a liberal is someone who wants to progress towards certain goals & a conservative is someone who wants to conserve traditional values?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Then a liberal who achieves those goals would, on achieving them, shift to being someone who works to conserve them & opposing change.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Unless they are not someone with consistent values & goals but someone who wants to oppose tradition & advocate change no matter what.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Agree generally. But, for a liberal, utopia (perfect equality etc) is impossible. Therefore, they will chase the horizon forever.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
I don't think so. I think we're pretty much there & the liberal tradition is something we'll need to conserve &so could then be conservative
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Replying to @HPluckrose @G_S_Bhogal
There's a difference between conservation and conservatism, as the first is retaining (values) and the second conserving TRADITIONAL values.
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But tradition itself changes with time...
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @HPluckrose
In the case of Conservatives in this discussion, no. "Traditional American values" is specific to God, Country, Family. Unchanging values.
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