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> preserving the environment should be a trivial sell to a conservative base (it's literally in the name). Be careful with such a statement: in the USA conserv
by aleph_minus_one 6mo ago
> preserving the environment should be a trivial sell to a conservative base (it's literally in the name).
Be careful with such a statement: in the USA conservatism is defined as something different than what the Latin word origin suggests. See for example Russell Kirk's principles of conservatism:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conservatism_in_the_United_States&oldid=1351240920#Russell_Kirk's_principles_of_conservatism https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conservatism_in_t...
- zahlman 6mo ago> A faith in custom, convention, and prescription. > A recognition that innovation must be tied to existing traditions and customs, which entails a respect for the political value of prudence.[173] 100% compatible with environmentalism, described as "preserving the environment". Environmentalism is also compatible with Haidt's findings about US conservatives valuing "sanctity"/"purity" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory).