Are Conservative “disinventing” the wheel?

The existential reason for conservatism in politics has always eluded me. Instead of suggesting a forward motion, being a conservative precisely calls for a move towards the rear, a reversal of the established order, a return to the past and its way of doing things. 

It’s also tied to the fear of change and the reluctance to adapting. Most human beings are adverse to transforming their lives and if given a choice would rather stay where they are, both physically and intellectually, avoiding the mental anguish it creates. 

For some, there’s even more comfort found in the past than in standing still and refusing to progress. They seem to long for the squeaky clean “Fifties” and sometimes even to previous centuries or the medieval times, including its dominating and ironclad religious leadership. 

When one looks at conservatism under that lens it’s hard to see how the political movement can be positively creative and even innovative. 

The conservative movement is a stand-still monolith that sticks its head in the sand, doesn’t like scientific truths, lingers in nostalgia, prefers religious irrationality, refuses to fix what’s in dire need of repair, wants to maintain unfair privileges and protections and refuses to see today’s needs, grasps future trends and keep building a new world. 

All this explains why I’m not a “Conservative”.