Socially left view history as an arrow pointing in one direction: forward. If a negative change occurs, for example the loss of some prior tradition, this isn't attributed to a contingent and reversible cultural shift but the unfolding of a new truth that can't be unseen.
A conservative position typically emphasizes the return of a missing piece by means of the will of the collective against the forces of history. Leftists think that although a conservative movement can make headway, it can only create something new, and frustrate its own purpose.
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That's my impression of the learned right as well. Most people don't have views that completely tack one way or the other, and most conservatives (like Ben) are right-liberal
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There’s also a strong revanchist tradition on the left now among left-liberals, which is new.
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