3 of 20 The Principle of Prudence
The Principle of Prudence: think before you leap
What are the consequences of choosing a particular action? We often hear from Liberals that a particular action will have either no consequences or good consequences, well they are not the same thing are they! What they are really telling us is that they hope, maybe believe is a better word, that what they propose will turn out well. Here we can clearly see they have not shown any prudence, they have not thought before they took their leap. They have based their proposal upon faith not upon thought, faith not in God but in themselves and their ideals.
For Conservatives that is not enough we need to know that a proposal, no matter who proposes it, has merit, that it will produce a better outcome than before. Prudence does not prevent mistakes, either in thought or implementation, but it does provide a further barrier. Without prudence there is no safety barrier between us and the speeding cars on the highway of ideas.
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Monday, 10 June 2013
Sunday, 9 June 2013
2 of 20 Customs, Conventions and Permanence
2 of 20 Customs, Conventions and Permanence
Conservatives believe in traditions, customs, conventions and permanence. When those who seek to destroy the old ways succeed they start to create the exact same things that they claimed they didn't need or want, customs, conventions and permanence.
People cannot live in a vacuum and that includes a vacuum of ideas or thought. A world in which there are no traditions or conventions is a world of constant change. It would be like never sleeping in the same house more than once, or working in the same place more than once or constantly making new friends because you will probably never meet your old friends again. It may be possible to live like that but what a horrible, miserable life it would be, a life, few, if anyone, would choose.
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Conservatives believe in traditions, customs, conventions and permanence. When those who seek to destroy the old ways succeed they start to create the exact same things that they claimed they didn't need or want, customs, conventions and permanence.
People cannot live in a vacuum and that includes a vacuum of ideas or thought. A world in which there are no traditions or conventions is a world of constant change. It would be like never sleeping in the same house more than once, or working in the same place more than once or constantly making new friends because you will probably never meet your old friends again. It may be possible to live like that but what a horrible, miserable life it would be, a life, few, if anyone, would choose.
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Saturday, 8 June 2013
1 of 20 A Stable World of Enduring Values
1 of 20 A Stable World of Enduring Values
Conservatives believe that there exists an enduring moral order, human nature is constant and moral truths are permanent. They understand that men and women are best content when they can feel that they live in a stable world of enduring values.
When you look around you at the world and even at your own life do you believe that you live in a stable world of enduring values? I would hazard to guess the answer would be no, I know that I do not feel that way. We are under continuous siege, with the aim of undermining our defences. Our own thoughts are not allowed, we often feel we cannot speak our mind. That the values that we believe and cherish are secret, that they must not be spoken about in public.
Conveniently for me the post for today at OzConservative was on this very topic, a right up to the minute announcement that we do not live in a world of enduring moral values.
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Conservatives believe that there exists an enduring moral order, human nature is constant and moral truths are permanent. They understand that men and women are best content when they can feel that they live in a stable world of enduring values.
When you look around you at the world and even at your own life do you believe that you live in a stable world of enduring values? I would hazard to guess the answer would be no, I know that I do not feel that way. We are under continuous siege, with the aim of undermining our defences. Our own thoughts are not allowed, we often feel we cannot speak our mind. That the values that we believe and cherish are secret, that they must not be spoken about in public.
Conveniently for me the post for today at OzConservative was on this very topic, a right up to the minute announcement that we do not live in a world of enduring moral values.
Peillon's conceit
http://ozconservative.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/peillons-conceit.htmlUpon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Friday, 7 June 2013
Conservative Principles
Conservative Principles
Over the next 20 posts I will be putting up 20 Conservative principles that I believe encapsulate what Conservatism stands for. I have already put up a post on Traditional Conservatism, this here should provide more food for thought and help define even further the underpinnings of Conservatism.
Some will be quite short and others will be longer, it is an attempt to give you the chance to comment upon what has been put up. If you disagree, say so, if you agree why not say so and if you can, explain why.
You can be certain that I agree with each of these. Some are the work of Russell Kirk, some are mine, all are conservative. Mr. Kirk has at least two lists of conservative principles, but I do not believe they are extensive enough. For example he has nothing in either about Patriotism or the roles between the sexes, nor anything on economics. But you will notice his thoughts quite easily as they are very well thought out and written. It is amazing that so little work of this nature has been done and I for one am glad I found his thoughts.
Each Conservative Principle will be numbered 1 of 20 for example, that is not because 1 is better than 2 but to make sure each is given it's proper credit and to allow proper time to think on the principle concerned. I should also point out that 20 is a round number, Mr. Kirk had 10, I have 20, each is arbitrary but we do need some kind of limit while still explaining our ideas.
I hope you find these of value.
For anyone interested in checking out more on Russell Kirk I suggest you look here:
http://www.kirkcenter.org/
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Over the next 20 posts I will be putting up 20 Conservative principles that I believe encapsulate what Conservatism stands for. I have already put up a post on Traditional Conservatism, this here should provide more food for thought and help define even further the underpinnings of Conservatism.
Some will be quite short and others will be longer, it is an attempt to give you the chance to comment upon what has been put up. If you disagree, say so, if you agree why not say so and if you can, explain why.
You can be certain that I agree with each of these. Some are the work of Russell Kirk, some are mine, all are conservative. Mr. Kirk has at least two lists of conservative principles, but I do not believe they are extensive enough. For example he has nothing in either about Patriotism or the roles between the sexes, nor anything on economics. But you will notice his thoughts quite easily as they are very well thought out and written. It is amazing that so little work of this nature has been done and I for one am glad I found his thoughts.
Each Conservative Principle will be numbered 1 of 20 for example, that is not because 1 is better than 2 but to make sure each is given it's proper credit and to allow proper time to think on the principle concerned. I should also point out that 20 is a round number, Mr. Kirk had 10, I have 20, each is arbitrary but we do need some kind of limit while still explaining our ideas.
I hope you find these of value.
For anyone interested in checking out more on Russell Kirk I suggest you look here:
http://www.kirkcenter.org/
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
What do Traditional Conservatives Believe?
What do Traditional Conservatives believe?
Traditional Conservatives believe in the Traditional structure of society, with different social classes and different sex roles. We do not believe in everything that happened in the past. We believe that the family is the basic structure of human society, not the individual nor the Government.
We reject the idea that the home is less important than paid work. We contend that the value to society, the individual, the Government and the economy of work within the home and in support of society is a value that cannot be counted. A value that makes life better and worth living. Without the support of the home, society and the economy collapse. Without the family the individual is alone with the Government as both their only support and their boss.
We reject the transfer of authority, wealth and influence from the family to Government. We contend that the transfer should end and indeed reverse.
We believe in full male employment and not in chronic unemployment, that either immigration or unemployment can exist but not both at the same time.
We believe in marriage not in divorce, we believe in community and not in isolation or individualism.
We believe in financial solvency and not in long term debt, we believe in each segment of society and the economy having their rightful place and influence but non dominating for long.
We believe in freedom of religion instead of being anti-religious.
We believe in social, political and economic stability.
We do not believe in change for change sake.
We believe in the Traditional family of one Husband/Father, one Wife/Mother and children. We are against any action or policy which attacks or weakens the Traditional family.
We believe that each segment of society should enjoy respect commensurate with their support for stability. We believe that extremes are only rarely of value and that moderation is normally the best policy.
We believe that the Government should be loyal to the people and that the people should return that loyalty.
We believe that employers and employees are on the same side, not competing against one another. We reject class warfare.
We believe that men and women need each other, both on a personal and societal level. We reject both the claim that men and women are rivals or that the differences between them don't matter. The differences are why men and women need each other.
We do not believe that man is lower than animals nor do we believe that mankind is better than angels. We believe in mans fallibility and imperfection. We further believe that extends to our works and institutions. We believe we need to strive to do our best as our imperfections stalk us.
We believe in our Heroes, great and small who gave so much to us and our heritage. We believe in the future of our people and Nation. We believe in the love of our country, in its honour and in its well being.
We believe in war and peace being opposite sides of the same coin and to prepare for both. We do not believe in mankind ending history, nor do we believe in the perfection of man nor of his institutions.
We believe that there will always be rich and poor and that the poor and weak need and deserve our protection. We do not believe in a dog eat dog world. But we do believe in healthy competition within society and the economy.
We believe in good policy and not in feel good politics.
We believe that the victims of crime deserve justice and that serious crime deserves serious punishment.
We believe in Traditional authority and its rightful place. We believe in respect for the Government and in respect for the rule of law and the institutions of Law. We believe in respect for our Armed Forces, Law Enforcement and Emergency Services. We further believe that that respect must be returned or respect can turn to contempt.
We believe in respect for our Glorious dead and for our veterans, for those who serve and those who have served.
We believe in equality of all before the Law, but reject the idea that equality means equal in ability or of outcome.
We believe that society should serve and protect the average person instead of the exceptions.
We believe that there is a time when necessity is more important than the ideal.
We believe that the Nation and its institutions exist to help and protect the citizen of the Nation first and foremost.
Finally we believe in human nature and that we have answers, but we know we do not have all the answers, for that you must seek a higher authority than man.
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Traditional Conservatives believe in the Traditional structure of society, with different social classes and different sex roles. We do not believe in everything that happened in the past. We believe that the family is the basic structure of human society, not the individual nor the Government.
We reject the idea that the home is less important than paid work. We contend that the value to society, the individual, the Government and the economy of work within the home and in support of society is a value that cannot be counted. A value that makes life better and worth living. Without the support of the home, society and the economy collapse. Without the family the individual is alone with the Government as both their only support and their boss.
We reject the transfer of authority, wealth and influence from the family to Government. We contend that the transfer should end and indeed reverse.
We believe in full male employment and not in chronic unemployment, that either immigration or unemployment can exist but not both at the same time.
We believe in marriage not in divorce, we believe in community and not in isolation or individualism.
We believe in financial solvency and not in long term debt, we believe in each segment of society and the economy having their rightful place and influence but non dominating for long.
We believe in freedom of religion instead of being anti-religious.
We believe in social, political and economic stability.
We do not believe in change for change sake.
We believe in the Traditional family of one Husband/Father, one Wife/Mother and children. We are against any action or policy which attacks or weakens the Traditional family.
We believe that each segment of society should enjoy respect commensurate with their support for stability. We believe that extremes are only rarely of value and that moderation is normally the best policy.
We believe that the Government should be loyal to the people and that the people should return that loyalty.
We believe that employers and employees are on the same side, not competing against one another. We reject class warfare.
We believe that men and women need each other, both on a personal and societal level. We reject both the claim that men and women are rivals or that the differences between them don't matter. The differences are why men and women need each other.
We do not believe that man is lower than animals nor do we believe that mankind is better than angels. We believe in mans fallibility and imperfection. We further believe that extends to our works and institutions. We believe we need to strive to do our best as our imperfections stalk us.
We believe in our Heroes, great and small who gave so much to us and our heritage. We believe in the future of our people and Nation. We believe in the love of our country, in its honour and in its well being.
We believe in war and peace being opposite sides of the same coin and to prepare for both. We do not believe in mankind ending history, nor do we believe in the perfection of man nor of his institutions.
We believe that there will always be rich and poor and that the poor and weak need and deserve our protection. We do not believe in a dog eat dog world. But we do believe in healthy competition within society and the economy.
We believe in good policy and not in feel good politics.
We believe that the victims of crime deserve justice and that serious crime deserves serious punishment.
We believe in Traditional authority and its rightful place. We believe in respect for the Government and in respect for the rule of law and the institutions of Law. We believe in respect for our Armed Forces, Law Enforcement and Emergency Services. We further believe that that respect must be returned or respect can turn to contempt.
We believe in respect for our Glorious dead and for our veterans, for those who serve and those who have served.
We believe in equality of all before the Law, but reject the idea that equality means equal in ability or of outcome.
We believe that society should serve and protect the average person instead of the exceptions.
We believe that there is a time when necessity is more important than the ideal.
We believe that the Nation and its institutions exist to help and protect the citizen of the Nation first and foremost.
Finally we believe in human nature and that we have answers, but we know we do not have all the answers, for that you must seek a higher authority than man.
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Monday, 3 June 2013
Why isn't Conservatism advancing?
Why isn't Conservatism advancing?
Presented here are the problems that we must overcome if we are to have an effect on the future.
- Lack of a coherent message
- Little opportunity to hear a Conservative message
- People thinking that Libertarianism or Right-Liberalism is Conservative, they are only conservative compared to those ideas further to the left. We need to always make ourselves distinct.
- Lack of funds
- Lack of a network of Conservatives
- Lack of action
- Lack of concrete things to do against Liberalism
- Lack of Institutional support
We do not need to solve them all at once, but bit by bit we do need to or we will not advance our cause.
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Presented here are the problems that we must overcome if we are to have an effect on the future.
- Lack of a coherent message
- Little opportunity to hear a Conservative message
- People thinking that Libertarianism or Right-Liberalism is Conservative, they are only conservative compared to those ideas further to the left. We need to always make ourselves distinct.
- Lack of funds
- Lack of a network of Conservatives
- Lack of action
- Lack of concrete things to do against Liberalism
- Lack of Institutional support
We do not need to solve them all at once, but bit by bit we do need to or we will not advance our cause.
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
Saturday, 1 June 2013
A Conservative Future
A Conservative Future
While it is quite clear that Conservatives know what they are against, the importance of which cannot be stressed enough, it is also clear to me that Conservatives are not as sure of what they are in favour of. It is not enough simply to be against something, for us to achieve anything we must know what we are in favour of. It is easy to attack Liberalism, Feminism, Socialism, Communism, Fascism, Crony Capitalism but it only shows what we are against and it doesn't lead us anywhere. For us to have any effect on the future we need to not only know what we oppose but to know what we support.
We also need to stop aligning ourselves with people who support some of what we believe but who are really our enemies. Libertarians and Right-Liberals are the two biggest threats to us, they often say things we support and then so often we end up following them and they lead us further into Liberalism. They can never lead us anywhere else, because they support Liberalism. If we are to achieve anything we need our own movement, our own organisations, our own networks.
Ironically to fight Liberalism we need to take the things that work for them and use them against them. We need to develop small hardcore groups ready to develop doctrine and be ready to carry them out. We also need a much larger but mostly passive group of sympathizers. Neither of these things are out of our reach. We already have the beginnings of them on the internet, we need to form them in the real world. We need to build up networks and work together to achieve our aims. We need to launch campaigns against what we oppose. We need to let people know we exist and that opposition to Liberalism exists. We need to support our own candidates at each level of Government, we need to support our own candidates in every area of life that we can. And we need for them to know our support is not free.
If we are to have a Conservative future we need to build it ourselves, no one else is going to do it for us. There are many people waiting to be lead out of this Liberal nightmare, but until we are prepared to lead we will not advance, Liberalism will. Our choice is clear, a Liberal future or a Conservative Future!
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
While it is quite clear that Conservatives know what they are against, the importance of which cannot be stressed enough, it is also clear to me that Conservatives are not as sure of what they are in favour of. It is not enough simply to be against something, for us to achieve anything we must know what we are in favour of. It is easy to attack Liberalism, Feminism, Socialism, Communism, Fascism, Crony Capitalism but it only shows what we are against and it doesn't lead us anywhere. For us to have any effect on the future we need to not only know what we oppose but to know what we support.
We also need to stop aligning ourselves with people who support some of what we believe but who are really our enemies. Libertarians and Right-Liberals are the two biggest threats to us, they often say things we support and then so often we end up following them and they lead us further into Liberalism. They can never lead us anywhere else, because they support Liberalism. If we are to achieve anything we need our own movement, our own organisations, our own networks.
Ironically to fight Liberalism we need to take the things that work for them and use them against them. We need to develop small hardcore groups ready to develop doctrine and be ready to carry them out. We also need a much larger but mostly passive group of sympathizers. Neither of these things are out of our reach. We already have the beginnings of them on the internet, we need to form them in the real world. We need to build up networks and work together to achieve our aims. We need to launch campaigns against what we oppose. We need to let people know we exist and that opposition to Liberalism exists. We need to support our own candidates at each level of Government, we need to support our own candidates in every area of life that we can. And we need for them to know our support is not free.
If we are to have a Conservative future we need to build it ourselves, no one else is going to do it for us. There are many people waiting to be lead out of this Liberal nightmare, but until we are prepared to lead we will not advance, Liberalism will. Our choice is clear, a Liberal future or a Conservative Future!
Upon Hope Blog - A Traditional Conservative Future
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