Are you right wing or left wing?

[Toxy]

SmokedHostage said:

Toxy said:

Conservatism whether it is left or right only leads to stagnation. It means that you want things to remain the same - unchanged. 

Truly caring about something means that you can see the flaws in something, regardless of your ideology, and you seek to create improvements. Being a conservatist does not necessarily mean 'because I actually care about my country'. Other people can have different ideals and still care. What you said is very narrowminded.

I'm not trying to be malicious but are you confusing Conservatism with Traditionalism?

Not quite. I can understand where you are coming from, as I did not get into all of the details of Conservatism, as it can be said, each idealogy is broad. 
What I stated definitely does cross over with Tradionalism, that being said, different ideologies can have some overlap with one another. 

 

Conservatism and Traditionalism have a lot of crossover, as they both fear change and seek to preserve things. Conservatism is closely linked to those who perceive to uphold traditions. However, conservatism goes further, into suggesting that humans are inherently corrupt and must be ruled. Conservatism suggests that human beings cannot be trusted and that a social hierarchy is natural and necessary for social order. 

 

I was merely pointing out that what Low78wagon had said was nonsensical. It is silly when someone says "this is my belief, because I actually care about my country". Such remarks suggest that anyone who has a different belief does not care about their country. This is absolutely ludicrous. People can have different beliefs and care about their country.