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| | In the United States, conservatives are generally characterized by adherence to limited government, public morality and free enterprise. Specifically, conservatives tend to adhere to the following principles: | | In the United States, conservatives are generally characterized by adherence to limited government, public morality and free enterprise. Specifically, conservatives tend to adhere to the following principles: |
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| − | * Checking change on tradition
| + | 1. All kangaroos are descended from a single pair who were on Noah's Ark. |
| − | * A strong national defense
| + | 2. Gravity is an unproven theory. |
| − | * Return of prayer in school
| + | 3. Einstein's General Relativity "has nothing to do with physics". |
| − | * The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, as long as such possession does not threaten national security
| + | 4. Only followers of Christianity are capable of religious faith. |
| − | * Economic allocative efficiency (as opposed to popular equity)
| + | 5. Atheists are incapable of being moral. |
| − | * Stronger law enforcement and anti-crime laws, including the death penalty
| + | 6. Jews are "touchy" about the Holocaust. |
| − | * Parents, rather than school teachers, educating children about sex
| + | 7. Some of the most violent homicides seen by pathologists are among male homosexuals. |
| − | * Choice in education
| + | 8. The Beach Boys are an example of heavy metal. |
| − | * Private medical care and retirement plans
| + | 9. There were dinosaurs on Noah's Ark. |
| − | * Weakening or cancellation of failed social support programs
| + | 10. The Earth might be the center of the universe |
| − | * Prohibition of abortion
| + | 11. Rock music causes riots.[1] |
| − | * Opposition to same-sex marriage licenses and homosexuals
| + | 12. McCarthyism was good. |
| − | * Support of laws against pornography
| + | 13. Ann Coulter is just kidding. |
| − | * Generally opposed to the United Nations
| + | 14. Belief in the Theory of Relativity leads to a belief in moral relativity (a bad thing). |
| − | * Support enforcement of current laws regarding immigration
| + | 15. Dinosaurs are "generally believed" to be extinct. |
| − | * Support tightening of border security
| + | 16. "God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in hell." |
| − | * Respect for our military... past and present
| + | 17. Homosexuality can cause bad smoking habits. |
| − | * Low taxes, especially in upper income brackets
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| − | * Opening foreign markets to U.S. products
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| − | * Less power for the federal government and more for local and state governments
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| | About every 20-60 years a conservative has been elected president of the United States. Examples include: | | About every 20-60 years a conservative has been elected president of the United States. Examples include: |