A question for Pagans (other religions may answer)?

Conservatism means different things in different contexts. Someone who dresses conservatively may not be conservative politically. In US politics, because of the growing influence of money over the last few years, Democrats and Republicans no longer represent liberal or conservative agendas, instead they have morphed into just two competing centers of power.

And in the early 80s, Ronald Reagan totally redefined what it meant to be 'conservative' in the US, and in many ways it was a departure from the more 'conservative' version of 'conservatism'. Traditionally a conservative wanted to 'conserve' the status quo, to make changes slowly, to hold onto traditional values and ways of doing things. But for some years now it's been conservatives who have wanted radical change, usually regressive change.

I prefer to preserve the traditions of rule of law - everybody must obey the law no "royalty" to which we are all enslaved who are above the law - limited government - government is constrained to specified parameters in which it must operate - and individual liberty - each individual citizens has rights and responsibilities which other citizens or government cannot violate. I prefer a nation that operates that way. So if you are against that - You want certain individuals to be above the law, able to boss you around on a whim, and take your property and even life whenever they choose, then you are not a conservative.

So now you see why I am a conservative. Thanks for asking.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.