Define 'Conservatism'...

Cosmo

This is a positive effort. I don't want people with negative feelings or views of the term, 'Conservatism' express their opposition (because we all probably get the gist of that). I just want to know how you define 'Conservatism'... in your own words... no looking it up on Wikipedia or Merriam-Webster... YOUR views on Conservatism. What does it mean to you?
Thanx in advance.

OffHeGoes29

A political view point that should be doing whats best for the country, not whats best for the party.

polaris_x

conservatism is a political leaning that abides by traditional thinkings - a belief that personal freedoms are paramount and that heavy taxation is contrary to that belief. conservatives believe in less regulation as it pertains to the economic model and that the free market is best to regulate the success and failures of individual ventures.

TheVoiceInside

I think these concepts are hard to define. So I will just go with a simple answere. 'Conservatism'=Selfishness.

know1

polaris_x wrote:

conservatism is a political leaning that abides by traditional thinkings - a belief that personal freedoms are paramount and that heavy taxation is contrary to that belief. conservatives believe in less regulation as it pertains to the economic model and that the free market is best to regulate the success and failures of individual ventures.

I thought these definitions would be difficult, but that one is pretty close to my definition of conservatism.