Is conservatism incompatible with capitalism?

If the goal is to maximize take, eventually that will force those who take to compromise principles for the un-served tail of the market. This seems untenable. In the battle between ideals and capitalism, one will capitulate ideals (and post hoc rationalize it, possibly to extremism) or become a reactionary.

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