Interesting read
An article that shows the mind-set of the conservative as being focused on his immediate world and his reluctance to reach out beyond himself because of a basic belief that man is a flawed creature (religion anyone?).
First paragraph -
"for centuries now, conservative thinkers have argued that significant social reform is impossible, because human nature is inherently limited. The argument goes something like this: sure, it would be great to change the world, but it will never work, because people are too flawed, lacking the ability to see beyond their own interests and those of the groups to which they belong. They have permanent cognitive, motivational and emotional deficits that make any deliberate, systematic attempt to improve human society futile at best. Efforts to bring about social or moral progress are naive about the natural limits of the human animal and tend to have unintended consequences. They are likely to make things worse rather than better. "
http://www.readability.com/read?url=http%3A//aeon.co/magazine/living-together/morality-may-have-evolved-but-it-isnt-fixed/%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BAeonMagazineEssays%2B%2528Aeon%2BMagazine%2BEssays%2529
