A Short Treatise Regarding Conservatism
Conservatism is an umbrella of sociopolitical ideologies encompassing a desire to preserve traditions. It looks a little different everywhere; many are familiar with American conservatism, championed by the Republican Party. Canadians such as myself are accustomed to Canadian conservatism, associated with political parties like the Conservative Party of Canada and a few other provincial and federal parties. I will write on conservatism as seen in the West due to being a Westerner myself. My Relation to Conservatism I have never really thought of myself as a conservative beyond edgy childhood jokes or considering myself religiously conservative regarding most aspects of my Sunni Islamic faith. I certainly have never called myself a conservative as a general label. Regarding many sociocultural issues, I adopted a fairly libertarian outlook growing up. Reading and personal experiences have pushed me more left on the political spectrum in my teenage years. Even then, I clash with leftist i...