Comments on: Oakeshott On Conservatism, Cont’d http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/11/13/oakeshott-on-conservatism-contd/ I go many places... Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: howsurprising http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/11/13/oakeshott-on-conservatism-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-155400 howsurprising Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:27:16 +0000 http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/11/13/oakeshott-on-conservatism-contd/#comment-155400 Obviously. Obviously.

]]> By: Malcolm http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/11/13/oakeshott-on-conservatism-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-155399 Malcolm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:15:30 +0000 http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/11/13/oakeshott-on-conservatism-contd/#comment-155399 If by "conservatism" you mean those who dogmatically resist change even when after careful consideration a proposed change can be clearly seen to be just and appropriate, then of course you are right. Obviously that isn't the sort of conservative I would suggest that one ought to be. If by “conservatism” you mean those who dogmatically resist change even when after careful consideration a proposed change can be clearly seen to be just and appropriate, then of course you are right.

Obviously that isn’t the sort of conservative I would suggest that one ought to be.

]]> By: howsurprising http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/11/13/oakeshott-on-conservatism-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-155394 howsurprising Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:02:34 +0000 http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/11/13/oakeshott-on-conservatism-contd/#comment-155394 The first quoted passage seems to summarize Malcolm's underlying conservative concerns quite well, I think. And such conservatism deserves respect for being wise. Except when it is not wise, and people resist change that is just. Ending slavery. Voting rights for women. Civil rights for African Americans and Native Americans. Conservatism has *always* been on the wrong end of those fights. The first quoted passage seems to summarize Malcolm’s underlying conservative concerns quite well, I think. And such conservatism deserves respect for being wise.

Except when it is not wise, and people resist change that is just. Ending slavery. Voting rights for women. Civil rights for African Americans and Native Americans. Conservatism has *always* been on the wrong end of those fights.

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