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== Neoconservatives ==
== Neoconservatives ==
American conservatives who reject the religious or moral underpinnings of the movement are generally known as [[neoconservatives]], and they offer their own amoral definition of "conservatives":<ref>Jonah Goldberg, [[National Review]] [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWMxNWNiNDJkY2JmNTExY2E1MzdkYWU3MWU1MTBiOGU=]</ref>
American commentators who ally themselves with the conservative movement but reject its religious or moral underpinnings are generally known as [[neoconservatives]], and they offer their own amoral definition:<ref>Jonah Goldberg, [[National Review]] [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWMxNWNiNDJkY2JmNTExY2E1MzdkYWU3MWU1MTBiOGU=]</ref>
"In the United States, conservatives are generally characterized by the following beliefs:
"In the United States, conservatives are generally characterized by the following beliefs:
==Conservatives in the United Kingdom==
==Conservatives in the United Kingdom==
In the United Kingdom the present parliamentary opposition party is called the [[Conservative party]] and as its name suggests hold traditional conservative views. Its current leader is [[David Cameron]]. In politcal policy the UK Conservatives are more closely aligned to the US Democrats, despite them being the most right of the main 3 parties.
In the United Kingdom the present parliamentary opposition party is called the [[Conservative party]] and, as its name suggests, it holds traditional conservative views. Its current leader is [[David Cameron]]. In political policy the UK Conservatives are more closely aligned to the US Democrats, despite them being the most right of the main 3 parties.<ref>[http://www.conservatives.com Conservative party UK]<ref/>
Up until the mid-19th century, the forerunners of the Conservatives were known as [[Tory|Tories]], and the name has persisted as a common nickname both for the political party and those believed to be in agreement with it.
Up until the mid-19th century, the forerunners of the Conservatives were known as [[Tory|Tories]], and the name has persisted as a common nickname both for the political party and those believed to be in agreement with it.
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Politics]]
[[Category:Politics]]