Difference between revisions of "Essay:Conservative Benefits"

From Conservapedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (added usefulness in combating anxiety)
m
Line 2: Line 2:
  
 
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:
 +
 +
#self-improvement and self-reliance
 +
#seeking the truth and standing up for it
 +
#charity
 +
 +
and in encouraging:
  
 
#obesity and other addictions
 
#obesity and other addictions
Line 8: Line 14:
 
#temptation of all kinds
 
#temptation of all kinds
  
−
and in encouraging:
+
Conservative benefits include all of the following:
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
  
−
#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.

Revision as of 15:09, February 14, 2010

! This Is An Original Work.
This Essay is an original work which represents the views of its author or authors and does not necessarily represent the views of Conservapedia or its management. 		Conservlogo.png

There are significant personal benefits to conservatism. It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:

  1. self-improvement and self-reliance
  2. seeking the truth and standing up for it
  3. charity

and in encouraging:

  1. obesity and other addictions
  2. anxiety and wasting time
  3. deceit and bias
  4. temptation of all kinds

Conservative benefits include all of the following:





Feel free to improve this list.

References


See also

Retrieved from "https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:Conservative_Benefits&oldid=754203"