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It's not "balderdash". The concept of conservatism predates the existence of the US and its "conservative party" (in the same way that the views of your "libera
by yodsanklai 4y ago
It's not "balderdash". The concept of conservatism predates the existence of the US and its "conservative party" (in the same way that the views of your "liberal party" don't define liberalism).
See for an origin of the term https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/conservatism/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/conservatism/
- RhysU 4y agoAgreed that the word predates America! Your link says "conservatism came into existence with or after Burke’s critique of the French Revolution" and notice my peer comment in this thread where I called out Burke's Wikipedia article. But that Apple definition is still balderdash.