<p>You’re mixing a narrow American definition of political conservatism with the original broader one: “Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favor tradition and gradual change, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs”</p>
<p>(Source: <a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism</a>)</p>
<p>Radical Islam sure sounds like that sort of philosophy to me. Radical Chrisitanity, too, who happen to identify as politically conservative as well.</p>