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Line 6: − == Conservatives in the United States ==+ − In the United States, conservatives are generally characterized by adherence to limited government, public morality and free enterprise. Specifically, conservatives tend to support these policies: − − * Return of prayer in school − * Prohibition of abortion − * Opposition to same-sex marriage licenses and homosexuals − * Support of laws against pornography − * Support of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms − * Economic allocative efficiency (as opposed to popular equity) − * Stronger law enforcement and anti-crime laws, including the death penalty − * Parental control of education − * Private medical care and retirement plans − * Weakening or canceling failed social support programs − * Generally opposed to the United Nations − * Support enforcement of current laws regarding immigration − * Support tightening of border security − * Respect for our military... past and present − * Literal interpretation of the [[Bible]] and rejection of [[evolutionism]] − * Low taxes, especially for families − * Opening foreign markets to U.S. products − * Less power for the federal government and more for local and state governments − * A strong national defense − − Every so often a conservative has been elected president of the United States. All presidents combine some liberal and some conservative elements, as well as some policies that do not fit into categories. − − In the last 125 years the most prominent conservative presidents include: − − *[[Grover Cleveland]] (1885-1889, 1893-1897) − *[[William McKinley]] (1897-1901) − *[[William Howard Taft]] (1909-1913) − *[[Warren G. Harding]] (1921-1923) − *[[Calvin Coolidge]] (1923-1929) − *[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] (1953-1961) − *[[Ronald Reagan]] (1981-1989) − *[[George W. Bush]] (2001-2009) − − Other influential figures in the conservative ideology and movement within the past 125 years include: − − *[[Barry Goldwater]] - 1964 Republican candidate, lost to liberal Democrat [[Lyndon Johnson]] but revived the conservative movement inside the GOP − *[[Russell Kirk]] - Theorist & intellectual − *[[Irving Kristol|Irving]] and [[William Kristol]] - Notable [[neoconservatives]] − *[[Pat Buchanan]] - Popular [[paleoconservative]] figure and occasional presidential candidate − *[[Margaret Thatcher]] - [[British]] prime minister between 1979 and 1990, held similar views as Ronald Reagan − *[[Milton Friedman]] - Chicago-school [[libertarian]] economist, influential during Reagan administration; leader of the [[Chicago School of Economics]]
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[[Image:Aaag.jpg|thumb|Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, is the epitome of American conservatism.]]
[[Image:Aaag.jpg|thumb|Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, is the epitome of American conservatism.]]
Look at yourselves, you monsters, you hippocrites. All you care about is calling out other people for their lifestyles or belifes caalling them 'communists' and 'facists' and ask yourself "Why am I doing this? What can drive grown men and women to call out other human beings for things they think and do themselves?". Ask yourself this and realise.
==US Voters==
==US Voters==
In America, most conservatives tend to align with the [[Republican Party]], but not exclusively so. In the 2008 election, 35% of the voters identified themselves as conservatives. Of them, 78% voted for McCain and 20% for Obama, with the 20% accounting for Obama's margin of victory. Only 22% of the voters were liberal; they favored Obama 89%-10%. In the middle were 44% who called themselves moderates. They split for Obama by 60%-39%. (Minor candidates won 2% of the vote.)<ref> See [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1 Presidential 2008 Exit Poll]</ref>
In America, most conservatives tend to align with the [[Republican Party]], but not exclusively so. In the 2008 election, 35% of the voters identified themselves as conservatives. Of them, 78% voted for McCain and 20% for Obama, with the 20% accounting for Obama's margin of victory. Only 22% of the voters were liberal; they favored Obama 89%-10%. In the middle were 44% who called themselves moderates. They split for Obama by 60%-39%. (Minor candidates won 2% of the vote.)<ref> See [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1 Presidential 2008 Exit Poll]</ref>