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Isn't the American president a barometer or descriptive reflection of the democratic population? Or does one define American conservatism by reciting a prescrip
by traderjane 7y ago
Isn't the American president a barometer or descriptive reflection of the democratic population? Or does one define American conservatism by reciting a prescription of what people ought be when they say they're conservative?
Similarly I presume the rise of Boris Johnson with Brexit is a reflection of the British people, regardless of whether he has his conservative credentials in order.
- antidesitter 7y ago> Isn't the American president a barometer or descriptive reflection of the democratic population? For a sufficiently loose definition of “reflection”, yes. For a sufficiently tight definition of “reflection”, no. > does one define American conservatism by reciting a prescription of what people ought be when they say they're conservative One defines conservatism by a set of values and policies. The same goes for liberalism, fascism, communism, environmentalism, nationalism, etc.