Quote:Conservatism is not about holding onto an unchanging past. Like all conserving - nature conservation, art conservation, fruit preserving, libraries, museums, galleries, souvenirs, etc, etc - it is about holding on to what is good and therefore what is loved. It has never, ever, been about changing nothing.
That's not entirely true. There are conservatives and there are conservatives. Some tolerate some progressive reform and others do not. When reform happens from conservatives, it's more likely because there is a widespread progressive social movement afoot. That is, their arm is twisted.
Quote:Just in social reform, some of the greatest reforms have been by conservatives. For example, the first franchise law in England, the Reform act, was a Conservative reform. As was the franchise given to women in 1018. Slavery in the British Empire was abolished by the Tories.
The push for electoral reform and expanding voting rights had been building up for years, and the Reform Act was a response to growing public pressure and demands for political change.
The Reform Act aimed to address long-standing issues of corruption and unequal representation in Parliament, and its passage was influenced by various political forces, including reformist Whigs and popular pressure from outside Parliament. The act fell short of granting universal suffrage and still excluded the vast majority of the population from voting.
The 1918 Act did not grant voting rights to all women. It primarily extended the right to vote to women over the age of 30 who met certain property qualifications. It also expanded the voting rights for men, lowering the voting age and increasing the male electorate.
It wasn't until the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 that voting rights were fully equalized, and women were granted the right to vote on the same terms as men, regardless of age or property qualifications.
The extension of voting rights to women in the United Kingdom was the result of a long and arduous campaign by the women's suffrage movement.
The suffrage movement in the UK consisted of suffragists and suffragettes. Suffragists, led by organizations like the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS),
They believed in challenging the status quo and seeking social and political reforms to promote gender equality and women'
Quote:In Australia, it was the Liberal Holt government that ended the White Australia policy, a reform opposed by Labor and the Unions (just as the abolition of slavery in the US was opposed by the Dems). Were these acts of holding on to the past?? The 1967 referendum was under conservative management, as was the 1999 one.
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The policy's dismantling was a gradual process that began before Holt's time and continued under his successor, John Gorton. Additionally, elements of the policy persisted in various forms even after its formal abolition.
The historical context of the White Australia policy involves multiple factors, including shifts in public opinion, international pressure, and changing attitudes towards immigration.
While the Liberal Party was in power during the formal end of the policy, both major political parties in Australia had, at different points, supported the White Australia policy in the past.
Characterizing the policy's end as solely a conservative reform and the opposition as a stance of the Labor Party and unions oversimplifies the complexities of the political landscape at the time.
To say the 1967 and 1999 referendums were under conservative management, doesn't really say anything. It overlooks everything that was going on before and at the time.
With respect to the 1999 referendum, the push for a Republic was seen on both sides of politics. And do note, John Howard was and is a Monarchist.
Quote:AGW is a lie. There is no way to prove - only to assume and then model - that human-generated CO2 is the defining driver of climate.
If you know anything about science, nothing is proven like a mathematical theorem or deductive argument. The weight of evidence and prediction, to the best of our knowledge, confirms AGW.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of climate scientists, has produced extensive reports based on rigorous scientific research, concluding that human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, are the primary drivers of the observed global warming trend. The vast majority of climate scientists and scientific organizations worldwide support the conclusion that AGW is real and presents a significant challenge to our planet.
The evidence supporting AGW is based on extensive observations, measurements, and empirical data. Climate scientists use a combination of historical climate records, laboratory experiments, satellite data, and climate models to understand the Earth's climate system.
The consistency between observed climate changes and model projections reinforces confidence in the conclusions drawn about AGW.
Quote:Solar and wind turbines are ridiculed not because the idea is bad but because they are ineffective at this stage yet are ideologically foisted on society.
False. Both solar and wind power have made significant advancements over the years and are now established as viable and effective sources of renewables. They are well integrated into the energy mix and are effective in combating AGW.
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