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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (89764)10/21/2008 12:44:36 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 541777
 
The definition of a conservative though is one not inclined to accept change.

That's one possible definition, but probably not a good description of the conservative political movement in the US, anymore than "willing to accept any change" is a good description of the liberal political movement.

Even ignoring the political movements and ideas, someone who was conservative in a non-ideological sense might be reluctant to accept rapid major changes, without careful consideration, in what he or she sees as an important area. That doesn't exactly equal "reluctance to accept change".

Another point to keep in mind is that many Republicans are not particularly conservative in the sense of supporting the conservative ideological movement (to the extent there is one coherent movement to support or not) or conservative in the sense of wanting to carefully consider things before making major changes. Bush for example has thrown out things like a new entitlement program, and the Paulson plan. Going back in the past, Nixon seemed a bit more conservative earlier in his political career, but as president he put in place wage and price controls (which are very far from being conservative by either sense of the word). At best conservatives are a slight majority of the Republican party, and maybe not even that.
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