“Conservatives want to save, restore what is good from the past, not destroy it to create a new world.”
- During the Renaissance, what was good from the past - most importantly the belief in the possibilities of the human mind itself (the core idea of the ancient Western ideology of Humanism) and the democratic republic - was restored.
Who needs medievality and chewing on rotten turnips while repeatedly being slammed in the face by the door of an iron maiden?
Today, a loser like I can drive around in a nice car and say whatever I like, without being tortured to death - and afterwards I can enjoy a glass of Château de la Château.
That actually means a lot to me.
My post was not about returning to medieval feudalism. It was about realizing that the Renaissance was a period of revolutionary change.
A new renaissance would mean another period of revolutionary change: years of war and destruction, upheaval in social, religious and political institutions. Those living through it would be experiencing the birth pangs of a new civilization.
Wishing for that is not the position of a conservative. If that is what you want, let me remind you of the Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times.”