Are they really conservative, Republican majority government that is... what about this?
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They are not conservatives at all. They call themselves Neo-Conservatives which is not conversative at all. They are pro big spending, pro government, pro intervention, pro pandering to illegals, pro regulation, pro church inside of state.
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This question is rhetorical, of course, because there is absolutely nothing "conservative" about slapping the United States Constitution and the American people in the face.\n\nIf Republicans would just admit they are scaredy-cats who believe in police states, not democratic Republics and certainly not conservatism, they would have more credibility.
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Ho ho ho!  great question!  \n\nThe conservatives are backwards, they cry when they drop the ball, then they cry for help when they want a pass.
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A neoconservative isn't a conservative at all. Neoconservatives believe in an all powerful government which intercedes in the lives of all its citizens on behalf of big business and extreme right-wing religous zealots. The economic and military conquest of the planet is the ultimate goal of Neoconservatives by any means necessary.\n\nPaleoconservatives, or traditional conservatives, if you prefer, believe in small central government with the majority of power given to individual states and municipalities, minimal government spending, and the idea that the government should stay the hell out of people's personal lives.
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Traditionally the Republican party has standed for some great ideals.  They came up as a party that stood for a smaller government with less hands in the everyday lives of people.  They have conservative stances on the many moral issues; anti-abortion, anti-gay rights, etc. \n    In the last five years they have changed that face quite a bit. They are currently fighting for their right to wiretap any person's phone without a warrant or just cause.  They want to fund churches with tax dollars, which sounds nice, but there is a reason church and state are seperated, it is a slippery slope to ending up like a fundamentalist goverment like Afghanistan had in the Taliban.  They also are currently trying to amend the Constitution to deny gay marriage, preaching on the sanctity of marriage, but I haven't heard of any legislation to lower the divorce rate of heterosexual couples, so it's really just a front for the Christian conservatives trying to put the Bible in place of the Constitution.  During the current administration's reign the middle class has gotten poorer and the upper class has gotten more tax breaks.  Also the minimum wage hasn't been raised since Bush took office, but everything has gone up in price considerably.  The average minimum rent for a given city is now more than the monthly take home pay for a person on minimum wage.
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Give it to em Brit. You can't get a straight answer out of a Conservative Neocon Republican. What they say is all crap, and they sound programed by Neocon Oxycontin drug addict Rush Limbaugh. They will tell you the American Civil War wasn't over Slavery. I am a Yankee that is true, but I am a Liberal Democrat and I don't listen to these peoples crazy talk either. Republicans are racists and bigots, and they aren't afraid to say so. This has been their demise of power in America, and Congress is getting voted in November, and they are all out. America will start living in a Democracy again, so don't give up on us, we are not all the same.
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No they don't think very highly of our situation with our present republican Administration. I will give you some Internet television station links and you can see for your self. HTTP://WWW.Hornsoft.com/webversion/ and HTTP://Corbina.TV\nThis I am sure will open up your eyes to the truth of this matter. Good luck to you.
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Let's do. Funny,it seems the other way 'round to me.Our motives regarding war,abortion, prayer, smaller government,etc. -are villified,seems to me: in the media, particularly, but also 1 on 1 talks. But I'm a conservative,and a reg. Joe. The Rep. party is not,nor the Dems, either,of by and for the people any longer.It's the same machine, different masks.Live long,Peace.\n P.S.And never let them make you be politically correct, or one day demagog will mean democrat.
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Well, I am a conservative, although not as right-leaning as an ultra conservative.\n\nUltra conservatives believe in:\n- Very small governments. This means that the government does not tell you what to do in most respects (for example, they would be hesitant to establish environmental regulations or national daycare) and this also means they do not want to be taxed to death (which results in fewer social services, welfare programs, etc)\n\n- People are in charge of their own lives. This means that the government should not have these "affirmative action" programs, etc, because people (by working hard) make their own luck.\n\n- Governments should take care of things like the roads, defence and similar broad over-reaching goals that individuals cannot do easily on their own. \n\n- Accountability. While I think everyone believes governments should be transparent, Conservatives base part of their belief on the fact that the government is the employee of the people. Again, this is the "no telling people what to do" thing about governments that Conservatives value, which shows their belief that we elect whom we choose, but then they have to answer to us.\n\n- Little Immigration. If it is necessary for immigration to occur (because of a declining birth rate, for example), Conservatives want immigrants to be screened. This is based on the value of "it's my home. I have built it up with other citizens, and therefore, we should get to choose who gets to share our country with us." It is definitely not an open-arms welcome to immigrants and it doesn't make sense to welcome the worst of the world when you can choose to invite people who are educated and will be assets to the society.\n\n- Charity should be undertaken at the individual level, as opposed to the national level. This again flows from fewer taxes. If there is a need for hot lunches for poor students, then Conservatives would be happy to fill it by volunteering individually. It is considered a duty as a citizen in this way. If instead, you are taxed in order for the government to do this, it is seen as a lack of choice for the individual's use of their own hard-earned money.\n\nThis is why I often think the differences between Conservatives and Liberals are more value-based, than about being misinformed. To say one group "doesn't know" X, Y or Z is insulting to that group's intelligence because you should assume that people know the facts before they choose to align themselves with one group or another.\n\nHope this helps!
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Conservatives don't want to believe that our government is corrupt.  They want to show support, because it shows good patriotism.
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The basic underlying idea behind (American) conservatism is the idea of a limited government which has minimal involvment in the lives of citizens. To believe that makes you a conservative. Conservatism is associated with things like religion and certain views on foreign policy, but the main requirement to be a conservative is to believe in limited government.
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Republicans are conservative, or old fashioned. God Bless America, abortion is murder,  drugs should be illegal, etc. They are big believers in having a strong military. They wish to have lower taxes and the government is limited in its power.\n\nDemocrats are progressives. Abortion is okay, separation of church and state, let homosexuals get married. They want the military to be small, they want more funding for welfare programs, and they want the government to have more influence, mostly by the wealthy paying high taxes.\n\nKeep in mind this is a simple diagram. Not all people on each side agree 100%.
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I have to agree with you BUT, the NEOCONS, don't call them selves neocons, they call them selves Conservative. I do not think in any sense of the word 75% of normal republicans from pre Bush days agree with that. Most of them are normal caring people who were Republicans because they believed in small government, financial responsibility and less interference from the government who are very disillusioned right now I just feel the present Administration of Neocons teach this what you list, They target uneducated, unhappy and unguided people and tell them the liberals are why they are so unhappy, and because they are so misguided and unhappy to begin with they believe them. Look at all the blanket hate messages you see against anyone against Bush, its sad, people need to look at this as a right vs wrong thing, not a us vs them thing. Its just sad to see our own TV teaching us hate, how many times do you see the term liberal used in a negative way, on TV, was NEVER like this till Bush and the Neocons got here and sad to say so many closed minded ignorant people who follow blindly  No wonder why many people think were ugly americans. Just wish people would look at facts and whats right or wrong instead of sides no matter what
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liberal conservative?
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Quite frankly,its not an everyday Republican or a Democrat that is always in the headlines.Its people like Bible thumpers on the right and hippies so stoned out of their minds to know what they are protesting that get the headlines.I am a Republican.Not because I am ultra conservative,but I see them as a class of action and ideas.They are proclaimed as the group who listens to nobody but really all they do is listen and actually act upon it.I am a firm beleiver in the powers that be work for us,not us for them.So when something is wrong.It seems the right is more of the party not afraid to get some dirt on the hands to help while others sit there still trying to find something wrong with what my side is doing.Im not all for my side.Alot of bad people in it and I know that.The President is not one of them to my notion.It is his staff in which he trust too much and have got him into alot of thick water.All political areas have their own agendas,but it just seems the Republicans are actually more in line with what matters rather than what gets you the most face time on CNN or Fox news.
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Conservative thinking is about making the ordianry people feel surprised about the things you mentioned. For them is all part of a plan which is to get filthy rich by exhausting resources all over the world.
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it is that the british people are conservative