[conservativephilosopher-announce] New post at The Conservative Philosopher

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Hello,
	There is a new post on The Conservative Philosopher.  You can read it at:

http://www.conservativephilosopher.com/posts/1110655870.shtml

It begins:

	Must a conservative oppose the metric system? The
	answer is no; and it’s instructive to see why.
	Conservatives don’t oppose change per se; they
	oppose exogenous change. Change that is endogenous
	(i.e., that comes from within, in response to felt
	needs) is perfectly acceptable to, and can be
	warmly embraced by, a conservative. For example,
	change occurs in the common law (property, torts,
	contracts), but it occurs gradually and
	organically, not (typically) abruptly. A
	conservative would oppose imposition of the metric
	system by government, however noble the
	government’s aims. But if individuals or
	associations (such as scientific societies) think
	the metric...