Conservatism as an Ideology

In 1957, Samuel Huntington penned a now famous piece entitled "Conservatism as an Ideology" in which he argues that Conservatism cannot be tied to or defined as a specific ideology. In a nutshell, conservatism in, say England, is different from conservatism in Japan. It is argued that conservatism as an idea is inherently reactionary, an instinctive response to its counterpart--modern liberalism (which does have a common ideology).

I note this only to further defend the idea that it is perfectly noble, as a conservative, to vote against someone or something rather than voting for someone. Huntington might say that it is in our nature to do so...