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==Conservatism==
==Conservatism==
Conservatives often wished to be defined as something other than the opposition to the more visible force of liberalism, not to be the background on which it occurs. If conservatism were to define itself as an ideology, it would likely related to certain more defined ones, such as the Judeo-Christian ideology taught by the Bible, the idea of classical liberalism as supported by [[Socrates]] and [[Plato]] but not [[Aristotle]], and the principles of such men as the modern conservatives [[Edmund Burke]], [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], or the scholarly Christian ancients [[St. Augustine]] and [[Thomas Aquinas]].<ref>"Liberalism." ''The Great Conversation''. Great Books of the Western World, 2. ''Britannica''.</ref> Yet, lacking in a scholarly and documented ideology, the epithet conservative is applied to such differently minded people as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[C.S. Lewis]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Bill O'Reilly]], and the staff of Fox News.<ref>"The 100 People the Left Hates Most." ''TIME magazine''.</ref>
See: [[Conservative]]
See: [[Conservative]]
===Conservative values===
===Conservative values===
Conservatives generally support religion, particularly [[Christianity]] in the United States, [[capitalism]] and the free market, and the right to bear arms. Conservatives typically believe that the only couples that can bear children are those of a man and a woman, and that thus the union between them is sacred.<ref>Walsh, Matt. "Yes, Gay Marriage Hurts Me Personally." Warning: contains harsh expletives in quoting an attack by a liberal. http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/yes-gay-marriage-hurts-me-personally/.</ref> To conservatives, who believe true science*, gender in humans is determined by the presence or lack of a Y-chromosome.<ref>"MasteringBiology." ''Pearson''.</ref><ref>"Genetics 101: All About DNA." http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/blog/genetics-101-all-about-dna/</ref> They also support chunky peanut butter and because they have truth and machismo.<ref>Conservative. ''[[Essay: Richard Dawkins and peanut butter]]''.</ref>
See: [[Conservative values]]
See: [[Conservative values]]