I know it says “describe” rather than “define”, but I’m at a bit of a loss, so I’ll go with “progressive conservative”.
Cathcon has a sort of paternalistic desire to keep human dignity upheld by some external forces. Whether this paternalism stems from a benevolent affection for the best of humanity and a wish for us to prosper collectivively or simply a cynical belief that your average person doesn't really know what they'd do with freedom if they had it handed to them, however, is up in the air. If it matters.