The use of "conversation" to describe politics is odd - the language of polite discourse replacing that of (often brute) power.
@DougHenwood I think Michael Oakeshott was a pioneer in that usage of "conversation"; so conservative implication is clear.
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@HeerJeet was he? interesting -
@DougHenwood Yep. Andrew Sullivan latched on to this aspect of Oakeshott in his MA thesis. - Show replies
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