Why being 'conservative' is considered negative?

[muqawwee123]

Re: Why being ‘conservative’ is considered negative?

@Ghost14

You are intentionally painting the act of preserving existing practices in a positive light. While many things are worth protecting and preserving, others are not. Often, as is the case with many other things, the positives are mixed with the negatives. So yes, there is nothing inherently wrong with conservatism but we cannot state that everything that we used to do is worth preserving.

But who should be entrusted with right to decide what is good and what is not? Outsiders may not be in a position to evaluate and appreciate my cultural values I want to preserve, considering their different culture and norms they followed all their lives.