DISQUS

Many people these days are hyper-sensitive about labels. I would think that a business analyst would spend their day balancing conservative and liberal impulses. Failure to assess risk guarantees a business failure, while obsession with risks causes people to miss opportunities.

Climbers are the same. The good climbers I know spend most of the climbing time laying in protection and carefully analyzing the route. The actual act of climbing is way out there, but getting good involves a mindset that can identify and prepare for the risks.

There is a duality in the statement: "The climber approached the 5.11 route conservatively."

I reject the notion that there is a foundational conflict between conservativism and progress, because a conservative assessment often allows a climber or business analyst to progress to a higher level. The ideas are complementary.

If you don't mind, I will change the link back to the super hero tag. IMHO, Super hero references makes my blog list more compelling.

If you are talking about SLSites.com, the description says "This is the blog for mild mannered analyst Rachel Strate who, on the weekends, becomes Wasatch Girl." It does not use the word "conservative," but does make a reference to the superhero status of a person who combines interests in business and climbing. If you want the listing removed or the description changed, you can use the contact screen.

It seems to me that charter schools and voucher systems lead to diversity of ideas. Oddly, this seems to explain why progressives tend to oppose the measures. Progressivism wants a diversity of peoples all with the same indoctrination.