DECODED: Societal Aversion to Rapid Social Change

Cartoon satirizing the fake "progress" of societal change
when it comes to anti-racism policy and law.

Mike Lieberman - As a conservative, what bothers you about other conservatives?

Andrew Houston Vaughan - Quora Answer

Will Waalkes - @Andrew... So, what values do you see in the Conservative party that keeps you under that label?

Andrew Houston Vaughan - The value of the foundation of the United States as I believe that it is a system that does, at its heart, work best for the people.
I believe that rapid change is a mistake in government, and I'm concerned about the rapid social change happening right now in the US. I call myself a conservative because I want to conserve our laws and be less reckless.
I'm also a conservative in that I believe there should be a limit to government and power within that government. When it comes to freedom vs. security, I choose freedom, thus I call myself a conservative.
C Hunter Thorne - @Andrew... If a law or system is hurting its citizens (slavery, prohibition, Japanese internment, war on drugs), would your “slow change conservatism” apply then as well? Would you have done a slow roll-out over years to abolish slavery or repeal prohibition? Or would you favor ending the misery as fast as humanly possible?
Muhammad Rasheed - @Andrew... If the rapid change is what is actually best for the people, then we shouldn’t allow an over-loyal adherence to partisan ideology to keep that change from happening rapidly.
In the historic record, the only reason why conservatives didn’t want social change to happen rapidly, was so that their estates would be able to milk the slave economy for as much loot as possible before that gravy train was finally allowed to fall. Since the current system still very much continues to enrich a dominant racist aristocracy, I am deeply suspicious of any “rapid change is a mistake” sounding rhetoric coming from the direction of the right.