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In reply to the discussion: Jennifer Rubin: Why I dropped 'conservative' from my Twitter profile [View all]Silent3
(15,206 posts)...themselves conservative for decades, I think there are some good conservative ideas, at least when seen as a counterbalance to liberal ideas which, without opposition, can go badly in their implementation.
We just haven't seen a lot of smart (and non-selfish) conservatism for a long, long time.
I think of a good conservative as one who will, when liberals implement basically good ideas for, say, environmental regulation, don't screw it up by making the regulations unnecessarily burdensome. (I've definitely seen well-intended regulations which cause more unintended problems than they solve.)
I think of a good conservative as one who will, when liberals rightfully try to alleviate the excesses wealth inequality, remind liberals not to go so far that they disincentivise personal initiative and personal responsibility.