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[–] waucka 1 point 18 points (+19|-1) ago 

Alternate phrasing: Conservatism is Progressivism driving the speed limit.

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[–] TheSeer 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Yep, but I would go with Republicanism rather than Conservatism.

This is what Jordan Peterson was espousing (before his illness and fall from grace). Not that what leftists have done should be reversed. No. Simply that they should continue to move forward at a slower pace!

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[–] absurdlyobfuscated 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It's that people like JBP want to slow the insane march of leftist because they fear a dramatic, violent backlash from the right in response. They fear the rise of the next Hitler, of some violent authoritarian who never would have come to power if the left simply slowed down. One who might mass execute millions of people, get millions more killed in wars, or possibly something far worse - we are living in the nuclear age, after all.

It's a position primarily born out of fear. Not necessarily one that respects conservative values or opposes leftist dogma.