blaming the world's problems on 'conservatism' is over-simplifying things. For one, conservatism seems to mean different things politically in the US and Europe. Our conservatives here (politically) tend to be more down to earth...less government is a conservative idea, for one. Liberals want everything legislated and a larger government.

Anyway, though I understand what you're saying, I think you're been too broad. I think the problems with the world are alot more complicated than just people trying to live in the past. Alot of the problems with the world are people being blind to the past and trying to boldly forge forward into idiocies people in the past have already blundered over. Or whole new idiocies.

I think what it is is, idealism. People grab hold onto ideas, for good or bad, and then they get tunnel vision.

Satis is right though, conservatism in America is more of less a good thing. Conservative values would include less government, more localized government, more power to the people, more empowering the individual wheres as liberalism is more about big government, lots of government programs, government has there hands in everything.

See, and the whole "idea" of conservatism and liberalism is idealism. Really these to categories shouldnt exist. It should be "whats good for the common wealth of the people".

sorry, it late, im tired, and I dont think I conveyed my answer very well.

Well...I dont really like a large government, nor a small one. The small one has too little control and the large one too much influence. What i do generally agree with is a well scrutinised, non-conservative, non-radical, socially minded government.

Yep that was me, damn computers.