I heard someone recently say that fear is one of the main motivating factors of conservatism. After giving that some thought, I would have to agree. Conservatives want things to always stay the same, they don't want to be challenged with anything new. Any new belief or practice or world view can't be trusted because it takes us out of our comfort zone, and not only make us feel ill at ease and not in control, it is downright scary. Conservatives must be in control of themselves and their environment at all times.
Conservatives also see everything in black and white. A thing or a person is either all good or all bad, completely right or completely wrong, fully moral or fully immoral. There is no such thing in a conservative's mind as someone or something that is a mixture of good and bad. It's all or nothing. And the conservative is always, without question, on the side of what is good and right and moral.
As a result of always being on the side of goodness and justice, the conservative's answers and viewpoints are always correct and to be trusted. The conservative is actually obligated, for the sake of all that is right and good, to reject anyone who doesn't agree with him as either evil or ignorant or both.
