This work examines how the misuse of our political vocabulary contributes to governmental, corporate, and educational policies that degrade the Earth's natural systems, and suggests ways to overcome this confusion to help recognize the fundamental connections between communities.

Mindful Conservatism examines how the misuse of our political vocabulary contributes to governmental, corporate, and educational policies that degrade the Earth's natural systems, and suggests ways to overcome this linguistic confusion to help recognize the fundamental connections between communities, sustainability, and the conservation of the world's diverse cultures.

1: Introduction
2: The Classical Liberal Agenda of Today's Conservatives
3: The Wise Use Movement and Other Liberals Who Parade as Conservatives
4: What Do Futuristic Thinking Scientists Want to Conserve? 5: Linguistic and Biological Diversity: Another Argument Against Globalization
6: The Practice of Mindful Conservatism
7: Educating for a Sustainable Future
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