Conservatism is defined as?

[msc545]

"There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

[LazerBean]

con·serv·a·tive
/kənˈsərvədiv/

1. averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

Similar:
traditionalist
traditional
conventional
orthodox
stable
old-fashioned
unchanging
hidebound
cautious
prudent
careful
safe

Opposite:
radical

2. (in a political context) favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas.

[shortster]

American conservatism is defined as upholding or "conserving" constitutional principles; such as limited government, checks and balances, individual liberties, free market economies, and state's rights.

[exitseven]

yes, that describes it pretty well.

[EnglishEuropean]

Free market economies? Someone should tell the Fed.

[shortster]

The Fed is a progressive idea.

[EnglishEuropean]

It's about as progressive as slavery.

[EnglishEuropean]

selfishness

[msc545]

GREED