I had a family member send me this link this morning, asking me to analyze this. The article is longish and I will take this in several bites. The article provides a good example of how someone who is part of the Cultural Marxist academic elite have been taught to “think.”
http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/conservatism.html
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Q: What is conservatism?
A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.
Say’s who? Where did this definition come from? Would conservatives recognize this definition of conservatism? I think not.
The definition poisons the well since Americans have always been averse to being dominated by anybody.
Second, the whole intent behind the Constitution was to create a Republic that was one part Monarchy (Executive Branch), one part Democracy, (The House of Representatives) and one part Aristocracy (The US Senate). In that arrangement the Aristocracy, originally was to be a Aristocracy not of the Nation as a whole but of the individual States as the State Houses were responsible to elect Senators. The idea in this arrangement is that no of the people who had their interests in any of the classes (Democratic, Aristocratic, Monarch) would be able to dominate the other since all their interests were represented.
The Constitution was, in its original intent, a conservative document and to suggest our National Document, which emphasized State’s Rights (i.e. 9th & 10th amendments) which clearly opposed any kind of Domination by a ruling class is just ridiculous.
What is hilarious about this article’s definition is that it is a definition of Communism and other forms of tyranny. In Communism and Tyrannical Governments you have Domination by a Aristocracy. You have a small coterie of people who are dominating society. For Pete’s sake this definition is a perfect description of rule under Stalin, Mao, Castro, Hitler, Obama, Bush etc.
Whoever wrote this was a loon. Conservatism has always been against domination by anybody preferring instead to create a society where Harmony of interests are pursued.
Q: What is wrong with conservatism?
A: Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception and has no place in the modern world.
Praise God it is incompatible w/ Democracy. Democracy is straight from the pits of hell and is merely a synonym for “socialism.” Democracy is three wolves and two sheep voting on what is for supper. I pray every day that Democracy would be vanquished from the earth. This country was started as a Republic and not a Democracy.
In terms of of it being incompatible with prosperity or civilization in general, I must again ask what Weed this person is smoking? It has always been the Conservative impulse that has built great civilizations, and provided prosperity. Liberalism, to the contrary is a parasite that can only exist off the prosperity that the Conservative impulse provides. If Liberalism ever succeeds in killing the Conservative impulse civilization will go into complete eclipse and prosperity will be forever surrendered. Of course, liberals will insist that when that happens that dark night and old chaos will be the very definition of Civilization and Prosperity.
Second, in the Q. & A. above note that the chief substantial complaint is that Conservatism is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice. Here the author of this twaddle merely reveals that they are a some form of Jacobin, Cultural Marxist who thinks the very apex of civilization is where all the God given distinction (inequality) between men has been erased. The author of this twaddle desires a society and social order where it is required that nobody excel beyond somebody else because that would be “unequal” and to recognize such talent would be “prejudice.” In this person’s view the evil of “Conservatism” is found in the reality that it recognizes God placed distinctions and hierarchy. This kind of thinking will not be pleased until there is no difference between Men and Women, Parents and Children, Human’s and beasts, God and the Devil.
