Reply #22: If the definition of 'conservative'

[ronnie624]

is the preservation of traditional views and opposition to change - and practically every dictionary agrees that it is - it is the last thing schools and universities need to be instilling in students. Such ideals will not prepare future generations for dealing with the serious issues they will face in the coming decades: global climate change; the degradation of the earth's biosphere; overpopulation; water and food shortages; the depletion of current energy sources; the threat of war on a scale never before imagined, etc, etc. Conservative 'thought' has shown conclusively that it simply does offer what is required to deal with these issues, and time is running out.

Our civilization is entering a dangerous era, in which genuine intellectual diversity, innovative thought and a desire for change to our current system will be required in order to guarantee the survival of our very species. Such ideals cannot be found in conservatism.