THE NEXT CONSERVATISM
Paul Weyrich has some big plans. I have one minor quibble with his article and one major problem.
First, the quibble– Homeschooling is not and never was “conservative.” It’s a radical departure from the accepted norm.
My big problem with the piece, though, is the premise that we need a new conservatism. I’m not sure the country could survive that. The first one, which Weyrich claims some responsibility for, has nearly destroyed the country.
One Response to “THE NEXT CONSERVATISM”
 Comment by Nance Confer October 12th, 2006 at 8:14 am |
But we cannot restore our old culture through politics alone. The next conservatism needs not only a new movement, it needs a new kind of movement, a movement of people dedicated to restoring the old ways of living in their own lives and those of their families. The next conservative movement is perhaps best thought of as a community, one devoted to the old conservative virtues of modest living, hard work, prudence (which includes not running after every new thing), thrift, conservation, and living God-centered rather than man-centered lives. If we want to restore our old culture, we have to live by its rules. Nance — just wanting to get through the next couple of years in one piece |