Believe it or not, those who identify as conservatives are a diverse lot.
# There are paleoconservatives such as Pat Buchanan, whose supports protectionism, isolationism, intervention in Iraq, etc. It's ironic, because this strain of conservative resonates more with labour than mainstream conservatives. Nonetheless, they are they have been around the longest in the 20th century, hence consider themselves pure conservatives.
# There are libertarians, who oppose all government, but are socially liberal.
# There are theo-conservatives, such as Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, et al., whose agenda is strongly rooted in their religion and comprise the "religious right". Their main issues are abortion, morality, etc.
# And, finally there are neo-conservatives, who are primarily "reformed" liberals such as David Hororwitz, Bill Kristol, Bill Buckley, et al, who are vehemently pro free market, oppose tarrifs, sanctions, etc., and care more about America's international agenda than its domestic agenda.
There are others groups as well, but by and large this represents the coalition of conservatives.
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Originally posted by G Sharp
Of course, talk to a Buchananite and he/she would argue that Hannity and crew are "false conservatives'....but that's another thread
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