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There are significant ''personal'' benefits to [[conservatism]].  It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:
 
There are significant ''personal'' benefits to [[conservatism]].  It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:
 
#self-improvement and self-reliance
 
#seeking the truth and standing up for it
 
#charity
 
 
and in encouraging:
 
  
 
#obesity and other addictions
 
#obesity and other addictions
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#temptation of all kinds
 
#temptation of all kinds
  
Conservative benefits include all of the following:
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and in encouraging:
 
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#self-improvement and self-reliance
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#seeking the truth and standing up for it
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#charity
  
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Conservative benefits include all of the following:
  
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# it recognizes that ideas, and particularly political ideas, do have serious ''personal'' consequences<ref>For example, a belief in legalized drugs can lead to drug use and its harm.</ref>
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# it recognizes that politics and culture are adversarial and [[deceit|deceitful]], and helps one filter the falsehoods
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# it allows one to speak ''and think'' freely without distortion by [[political correctness]]
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# it enables one to rise above his ''personal'' likes and dislikes<ref>Often a debate with a [[liberal]] comes down to what he likes and does not like.</ref>
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# it recognizes the importance of ''personal'' [[self-defense]], mentally and physically
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# it encourages a ''personal'' frugality that doesn't waste other people's money ... or one's own
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# it encourages self-restraint that is invaluable in combating addiction, temptation, and obesity
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# it encourages self-sufficiency and self-help rather than dependency
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# it facilitates genuine ''personal'' charity, with all its spiritual benefits
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# it is shared across all religions and cultures
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# it facilitates extraordinary insights and epiphanies
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# it helps tremendously in raising and educating the next generation, including one's own children
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# it appreciates law and order, and the ''personal'' value in adhering to it
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# it helps one to realize the potential of every human life
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# it reinforces the ideal that if one works hard enough, he can be anything that he wants to be
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# it encourages family values, mainly financial and emotional assistance within the family as opposed to a centralized bureaucracy
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# it instills a sense of [[pride]] in one's country, which is crucial to becoming a contributing member of its society
  
 
Feel free to improve this list.
 
Feel free to improve this list.

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There are significant personal benefits to conservatism. It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:

  1. obesity and other addictions
  2. anxiety and wasting time
  3. deceit and bias
  4. temptation of all kinds

and in encouraging:

  1. self-improvement and self-reliance
  2. seeking the truth and standing up for it
  3. charity

Conservative benefits include all of the following:

  1. it recognizes that ideas, and particularly political ideas, do have serious personal consequences[1]
  2. it recognizes that politics and culture are adversarial and deceitful, and helps one filter the falsehoods
  3. it allows one to speak and think freely without distortion by political correctness
  4. it enables one to rise above his personal likes and dislikes[2]
  5. it recognizes the importance of personal self-defense, mentally and physically
  6. it encourages a personal frugality that doesn't waste other people's money ... or one's own
  7. it encourages self-restraint that is invaluable in combating addiction, temptation, and obesity
  8. it encourages self-sufficiency and self-help rather than dependency
  9. it facilitates genuine personal charity, with all its spiritual benefits
  10. it is shared across all religions and cultures
  11. it facilitates extraordinary insights and epiphanies
  12. it helps tremendously in raising and educating the next generation, including one's own children
  13. it appreciates law and order, and the personal value in adhering to it
  14. it helps one to realize the potential of every human life
  15. it reinforces the ideal that if one works hard enough, he can be anything that he wants to be
  16. it encourages family values, mainly financial and emotional assistance within the family as opposed to a centralized bureaucracy
  17. it instills a sense of pride in one's country, which is crucial to becoming a contributing member of its society

Feel free to improve this list.

References

  1. For example, a belief in legalized drugs can lead to drug use and its harm.
  2. Often a debate with a liberal comes down to what he likes and does not like.

See also