Conservatives really want an aristocracy, not a democracy. “……liberals must answer two simple questions: what is conservatism, and what is wrong with it? As it happens, the answers to these questions are also simple: Q: What is conservatism? A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy. Q: What is wrong with conservatism? A: Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general.” polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/conservatism.html “The term conservative was introduced after 1815 by supporters of the newly restored Bourbon monarchy in France……” “The originator of modern……conservatism is generally acknowledged to be….Edmund Burke, whose Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) was a forceful expression of conservatives’ rejection of the French Revolution and a major inspiration for counterrevolutionary theorists in the 19th century. For Burke and other pro-parliamentarian conservatives, the violent, untraditional, and uprooting methods of the revolution outweighed and corrupted its liberating ideals.” britannica/EBchecked/topic/133435/conservatism
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