a tradition held to by people considered conservative by progressives seeing themselves as the innovators in social justice.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Oh I see. That's already kind of happening. I consider myself a liberal, not progressive. But called conservative by far left. But...
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Replying to @J_indetroit @HPluckrose
I don't think my values change in the process & therefore I'm not really a conservative. I'm still advocating increased individual freedom.
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Replying to @J_indetroit
Yes, this is what I mean. Not that values change but that society does. Ppl who were once innovators become conservers & in a way positive.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @J_indetroit
Because it means traditions have been established.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Not sure, because if you think of horseshoe theory, we're always in that center section. I have to think about this.
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Replying to @J_indetroit
Me too. I think this comes down to a very specific angle on conservatism in the sense of people who want to conserve modern values.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
That is only if liberal values are accepted & widespread enough to become "traditional." But one could argue that the tug between
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Replying to @J_indetroit @HPluckrose
authoritarian and individual freedom is ongoing for humans.
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Replying to @J_indetroit @HPluckrose
Because if the far Left took over the world tomorrow, we would still be opposing the same issues, just with new people in charge.
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Yes, we'd stay consistent but be the conservatives in the sense of being the ones trying to conserve the fruits of liberal democracy.
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