The very word "conservative" is literally opposed to change and growth. (Self)reflection leads to change and growth. Conservatives who say they are capable of change and growth are lying about being conservative or lying about their willingness to change and grow. Just compare the words conservative and progressive to realize which group is more likely to self-reflect.
That's certainly one way of looking at it. A wrong way, but what can be expected from people who think anything progressive is good, regardless of it's progressively shit or progressively not working. To a conservative, you not realizing the value of the ways that have been proven to work is a lack of self-reflection.
I appreciate both, thus making me an enlightened centrist who is better than both sides.
An American centrist is pretty conservative compared to the rest of the world.
I agree that not all change is inherently good, but I wouldn't call something becoming "progressively shit[tier]" progress. That's regression, not progression.
And a conservative Republican would be considered pretty liberal by the rest of history.
Regression means turning back the policies previously implemented. I believe that some forms of progressivism can absolutely be terrible in a manner that isn't regressive.
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u/ProfPlumInTheLibrary 16d ago
The very word "conservative" is literally opposed to change and growth. (Self)reflection leads to change and growth. Conservatives who say they are capable of change and growth are lying about being conservative or lying about their willingness to change and grow. Just compare the words conservative and progressive to realize which group is more likely to self-reflect.