Conservatism vs. The Status Quo
Conservatives are accused of being stuck in the mud.
Too often this is true, but in reality the form conservatism that works is the form that seeks to retain what works and discard what doesn’t work. In this way, the measurement of success for conservatism is not what does not change, but what is changed.
Ironically, to properly define conservatism, we must first redefine what progress is.
Progress is not an agenda that only those that want to change the way things have always been can monopolize. Progress can only be defined by those that seek to improve society in all areas, not just via social agenda.
Because effective conservatism seeks to improve all situations, we must never be satisfied with the status quo. Just because something is and always has been does not make it best.
Thus the first step to effective conservatism is to define progress as constant improvement; because progress is too important to be left to the left.
