What's The Appeal of Conservatism?

[Sami]

...and had you linked to the wikipedia page on the Republican party I may have refrained from responding. Is this not a thread about conservatism, the ideology? If not, why did you link to the Conservatism article on Wikipedia?

Have to agree.

If I understand Conservatism (according to wikipedia) it doesn't have its own set of ideals but rather is dependant on what is current or whatever the "old ways" were.

That wasn't my understanding of Conservatism but I may have just been in error.

It would seem Conservatism that is being proposed in the article is the opposite of revolutionism, if this is the case I can understand why it might be appealing. Conservatism looks to maintain the status quo and avoid any political experimentation that could lead to unforseen outcomes.

So it seems it can be summed up as cautiousness.