<blockquote>There was a time when conservatism was a philosophy concerned primarily with wrestling with and understanding tradition and the limits of human reason and ability. However, these days conservatism is reactionary — it has been imbued with racism, conspiratorial thinking and a hyper-individualistic capitalism. Instead of questioning the limits of reason, it has jettisoned it. In its place remains <a href="http://www.seanamcelwee.com/2013/08/01/milton-friedman-father-of-the-tea-party/" target="_blank">free market dogma</a>, <a href="http://www.seanamcelwee.com/2013/08/05/five-things-religious-fundamentalists-dont-get/" target="_blank">bad Biblical interpretation</a> and a sentimentalized past. In place of reason and argument, most conservatives rely on fantasy and reminiscence. Allowing conservatives to redefine the past will be incredibly harmful.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/10/05/why_the_gop_hates_u_s_history_inconvenient_truths_that_freak_out_american_conservatives/">Why the GOP hates U.S. history: Inconvenient truths that freak out American conservatives - Salon.com</a>.