550
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 2:
Line 2: − − #self-improvement and self-reliance − #seeking the truth and standing up for it − #charity − − and in encouraging: Line 14:
Line 8: − Conservative benefits include all of the following:+ − − − − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Essay:Conservative Benefits (view source)
Revision as of 15:10, February 14, 2010
, 15:10, February 14, 2010Undo revision 754203 by GaLla (Talk) reverting vandalism
There are significant ''personal'' benefits to [[conservatism]]. It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:
There are significant ''personal'' benefits to [[conservatism]]. It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:
#obesity and other addictions
#obesity and other addictions
#temptation of all kinds
#temptation of all kinds
and in encouraging:
#self-improvement and self-reliance
#seeking the truth and standing up for it
#charity
Conservative benefits include all of the following:
# it recognizes that ideas, and particularly political ideas, do have serious ''personal'' consequences<ref>For example, a belief in legalized drugs can lead to drug use and its harm.</ref>
# it recognizes that politics and culture are adversarial and [[deceit|deceitful]], and helps one filter the falsehoods
# it allows one to speak ''and think'' freely without distortion by [[political correctness]]
# it enables one to rise above his ''personal'' likes and dislikes<ref>Often a debate with a [[liberal]] comes down to what he likes and does not like.</ref>
# it recognizes the importance of ''personal'' [[self-defense]], mentally and physically
# it encourages a ''personal'' frugality that doesn't waste other people's money ... or one's own
# it encourages self-restraint that is invaluable in combating addiction, temptation, and obesity
# it encourages self-sufficiency and self-help rather than dependency
# it facilitates genuine ''personal'' charity, with all its spiritual benefits
# it is shared across all religions and cultures
# it facilitates extraordinary insights and epiphanies
# it helps tremendously in raising and educating the next generation, including one's own children
# it appreciates law and order, and the ''personal'' value in adhering to it
# it helps one to realize the potential of every human life
# it reinforces the ideal that if one works hard enough, he can be anything that he wants to be
# it encourages family values, mainly financial and emotional assistance within the family as opposed to a centralized bureaucracy
# it instills a sense of [[pride]] in one's country, which is crucial to becoming a contributing member of its society
Feel free to improve this list.
Feel free to improve this list.