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These ideas served as a framework, giving form and direction to American conservative philosophy.

These ideas served as a framework, giving form and direction to American conservative philosophy.

In 1955, Kirk helped [[William F. Buckley]] to found ''[[National Review]].''  If ''The Conservative Mind'' gave American conservatism form and direction, ''National Review'' gave it voice, quickly becoming a central vehicle for articulating and promoting conservative philosophy.  Nor was Buckley content to indulge in the passive political navel-gazing so favored by the [[intelligentsia]] of the 1950's; ''National Review'' sought to galvanize conservatives, to awaken them to the reality that they were living in "a [[Liberal]] world" <ref name="heritage" />—a world which, Buckley argued passionately and eloquently, must be reclaimed by conservatives for the good of America and civilization as a whole.

In 1955, Kirk helped [[William F. Buckley]] to found ''[[National Review]].''  If ''The Conservative Mind'' gave American conservatism form and direction, ''National Review'' gave it voice, quickly becoming a central vehicle for articulating and promoting conservative philosophy.  Nor was Buckley content to indulge in the passive political navel-gazing so favored by the [[intelligentsia]] of the 1950s; ''National Review'' sought to galvanize conservatives, to awaken them to the reality that they were living in "a [[Liberal]] world" <ref name="heritage" />—a world which, Buckley argued passionately and eloquently, must be reclaimed by conservatives for the good of America and civilization as a whole.

==Genesis of a Movement==

==Genesis of a Movement==

Senator [[Robert Taft]] was one of the founders of the conservative movement.  He authored perhaps the most significant legislation of the [[20th century]], the [[Taft-Hartley Act]] to preserve [[free enterprise]] against suffocating [[unionism]], and obtained its passage over President [[Harry Truman]]'s veto.

Senator [[Robert Taft]] was one of the founders of the conservative movement.  He authored perhaps the most significant legislation of the [[20th century]], the [[Taft-Hartley Act]] to preserve [[free enterprise]] against suffocating [[unionism]], and obtained its passage over President [[Harry Truman]]'s veto.

Nearly two decades later, [[Barry Goldwater]] built on free enterprise to obtain an unlikely nomination as the the [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1964.  A United States Senator from [[Arizona]], Goldwater's insistence upon [[conservative values|conservative principles]] helped redefine the [[Republican Party]], transforming it into the party of conservatism and conservatives in the early 1960s.  In Goldwater's acceptance speech at the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1964, he famously declared, "I would remind you that extremism in the [[defense]] of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”<ref>http://usconservatives.about.com/od/thinkersanddoers/a/Goldwater.htm</ref>

Nearly two decades later, [[Barry Goldwater]] built on free enterprise to obtain an unlikely nomination as the [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1964.  A United States Senator from [[Arizona]], Goldwater's insistence upon [[conservative values|conservative principles]] helped redefine the [[Republican Party]], transforming it into the party of conservatism and conservatives in the early 1960s.  In Goldwater's acceptance speech at the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1964, he famously declared, "I would remind you that extremism in the [[defense]] of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”<ref>http://usconservatives.about.com/od/thinkersanddoers/a/Goldwater.htm</ref>

==21st Century Movement==

==21st Century Movement==

===Survival Concerns Cause Preppers to Join the Movement===

===Survival Concerns Cause Preppers to Join the Movement===

Many [[citizen]]s more actively joined the Conservative Movement since 1999 because of a interest in [[:Category:Survivalism|preparedness and survivalism]]. This burgeoning interest began just before [[Y2K]] and continued to increase, as did [[Gun Owners of America|gun ownership]] due to [[9/11]] [[terrorist]] attacks and the increasingly worse [[deficit spending]]/[[National debt]] caused by the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]] and the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|the election of Obama]] ([[Obamageddon]]-[[Obamunism]]). Many [[gun enthusiast]]s, conservatives and preppers have stated that "Obama is the greatest gun [[sales]]man ever." This is due to Obama's extreme "[[gun control|gun grabbing]]" policies and [[Executive Order]]s.

Many [[citizen]]s more actively joined the Conservative Movement since 1999 because of an interest in [[:Category:Survivalism|preparedness and survivalism]]. This burgeoning interest began just before [[Y2K]] and continued to increase, as did [[Gun Owners of America|gun ownership]] due to [[9/11]] [[terrorist]] attacks and the increasingly worse [[deficit spending]]/[[National debt]] caused by the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]] and the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|the election of Obama]] ([[Obamageddon]]-[[Obamunism]]). Many [[gun enthusiast]]s, conservatives and preppers have stated that "Obama is the greatest gun [[sales]]man ever." This is due to Obama's extreme "[[gun control|gun grabbing]]" policies and [[Executive Order]]s.

These events greatly worsened the already out-of-control [[liberal]] [[Welfare state]] leading to a [[socialist]] [[Nanny state]] and now under the [[Obama Administration]]'s [[ObamaCare]] and increasing irrelevance of the [[Bill of Rights]]-[[Constitution]], there is a budding [[Police state]]. This situation has caused many ordinary citizens, including those who formerly thought of themselves as [[moderate]]s to become [[Patriot]]-[[Prepper]] [[conservatives]] as evidenced by numerous programs such as [[Doomsday Preppers]] and other similar "[[survivalist]]" [[reality TV]] shows and the massive popularity of [[The Survival Blog]] with over 80 millions unique visits since 2005.

These events greatly worsened the already out-of-control [[liberal]] [[Welfare state]] leading to a [[socialist]] [[Nanny state]] and now under the [[Obama Administration]]'s [[ObamaCare]] and increasing irrelevance of the [[Bill of Rights]]-[[Constitution]], there is a budding [[Police state]]. This situation has caused many ordinary citizens, including those who formerly thought of themselves as [[moderate]]s to become [[Patriot]]-[[Prepper]] [[conservatives]] as evidenced by numerous programs such as [[Doomsday Preppers]] and other similar "[[survivalist]]" [[reality TV]] shows and the massive popularity of [[The Survival Blog]] with over 80 millions unique visits since 2005.