Isn conservatism simply another way of saying that people who currently have wealth and power should keep it?
Every political view promotes the particular advantage of some people. If political views are to be treated as rationalizations of the interests of existing or would-be elites, then that treatment should apply equally to conservatism and all other views. On the other hand, if arguments that particular political views advance the public good are to be taken seriously, then the arguments for conservatism should be considered on their merits. It’s worth noting that contemporary liberalism furthers the interests of the powerful social classes that support it, and that movements aiming at social justice typically become intensely elitist because the more comprehensive and abstract a political principle, the smaller the group that can be relied on to understand and apply it correctly.
