The Young League Forum

CONSERVATISM      Conservatism is a form of political ideology that believes in the existence of social, political, and economic order, stability and the lack of change of political systems be it in cultural, customary and traditional practices of society or otherwise. In other words, conservatism advocates for status quo and if change must occur at all it should be by incremental or evolutionary.      The conservatives believe that change is good but it must be gradual so that it does not affect the tradition, custom and the social orderliness or practices of society. They advocate for small governments that will not intervene in the affairs of individual and their cultural practices. In other words, it seeks for the preservation, rigidity and continuity of the existing practice. The principle or tenet of conservatism opposes any form of change in existing system in society. Those who oppose change are called reactionaries, ...

Analysis of Capitalism How can we know a capitalist society? What is the parameter or yardstick for measuring capitalism? What are the nature and characteristics of a capitalist state?      These fundamental questions have remained an intractable debate among scholars and students of political science and other social scientists. This work was done out of the curiosity to fill an existing vacuum and to answer these puzzling questions.      Over the time, some scholars have argued that the parameter for measuring or knowing a capitalist society is by the level of roles played by government and private individuals on the areas of production and distribution. In other words, it means how government or state involves in economic management in the state. If the economic system is managed by private individuals for profit making and other self-aggrandizement, the country in question is a capitalist state. If the government dominates the ec...