💬 Opinion Sep 8, 2026 · Gregory Conti

On AI, Bernie Is the Last Conservative

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On AI, Bernie Is the Last Conservative
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Conservatism might be defined as the preference for the devil you know over the devil you don’t. The conservative wants to protect the social order, even with all its imperfections, from sudden upheaval. If you approve of a society taking a proverbial leap in the dark, then whatever else you may be, you are not a conservative. In the words of Edmund Burke, what the conservative recoils from above all is “rashly to engage in perilous adventures.”“Whatever else you may

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