Conservatism
I do believe this is a fair assumption to say that conservatism should not be a single ideology because so many conservatives are so divided amongst themselves nowadays. According to Google search the definition for conservative is the act of holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion. I believe the ideology of conservatism is used as a political base that many other forms of conservatism branch off into its own political ideas and ideologies. There is a political spectrum that goes: Far Left (Consistently Liberal) to Mostly Liberal to Moderate to Mostly Conservative to (Consistently Conservative) Far Right. There are several different forms of conservatism that go along the spectrum, such as Neo-conservatism, Traditionalist conservatism, Classical conservatism, Libertarian conservatism, Social conservatism, and the list goes on. For example, the Neo-conservatism wanted to convert the current conservatism groups and Republicans “into a new kind of conservative politics suitable to governing a modern democracy.” (Kristol, pg. 189, Online) This would hold true
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This fusion was combined with “traditional conservatives, who believe in the importance of preserving time-tested cultural values, and fiscal conservatives (or libertarians), who want to limit governmental “interference” in economic competition.” (Ante III, pg. 193, Online) This fusion had helped create a strong Republican party with a strong campaign promoting “smaller government, family values, and peace through strength.” (Ante III, pg. 194, Online) This political thinking may have helped both political groups within the party to overcome the leftist political groups, but the differences in opinions and ideas had shown its self and started driving a wedge between the political
This fusion was combined with “traditional conservatives, who believe in the importance of preserving time-tested cultural values, and fiscal conservatives (or libertarians), who want to limit governmental “interference” in economic competition.” (Ante III, pg. 193, Online) This fusion had helped create a strong Republican party with a strong campaign promoting “smaller government, family values, and peace through strength.” (Ante III, pg. 194, Online) This political thinking may have helped both political groups within the party to overcome the leftist political groups, but the differences in opinions and ideas had shown its self and started driving a wedge between the political