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To: ghostmonkey
Puritans are'nt conservatives.

They love big government and all FDRs works.

2 posted on 05/03/2006 2:51:45 PM PDT by Dinsdale
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To: Dinsdale

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There are four major political systems:

1. Socialism blends NonConformance with Interdependence.
2. Authoritarianism blends Conformance with Interdependence.
3. Conservatism blends Conformance with Independence.
4. Liberalism blends NonConformance with Independence.




Conservatism is a political system that blends Conformance and Independence.

Conservatism is a tendency to resist rapid change and to support traditional norms, where "traditional norms" is meant to be the type of moral order and rules that existed in previous times (e.g. Europe and North America prior to the 1950's, stricter religious periods...).

In a conservative state, citizens are subject to state authority primarily in the area of social behavior aspects of their lives.

Conservatism includes these variations:

1. Economic Conservatism
2. Moral Conservatism
3. Moderate Conservatism
4. Extreme Conservatism




Liberalism is a political system that blends NonConformance and Independence.

Liberalism sees individual liberty as the highest values in social and economical life. It favors the right to dissent from orthodox tenets or established authorities in social or economical matters.

This definition of Liberalism (there are many) blends the social aspects of U.S. Liberalism [NonConformance] with the economic aspects of European Liberalism [Independence].

Liberalism includes these variations:

1. Economic Liberalism
2. Moral Liberalism
3. Moderate Liberalism
4. Extreme Liberalism




Libertarian Capitalism is an extreme form of Moral Liberalism.

It is a political philosophy which advocates individual rights and a limited government.

Libertarian Capitalists believe individuals should be free to do anything they want, so long as they do not infringe upon the equal rights of others.

They further believe that the only legitimate use of force, whether public or private, is to protect those rights.

For libertarians, there are no positive rights (such as to food or shelter or health care), only negative rights (such as to not be assaulted, abused, robbed or censored).





It's right there, plain as can be. Libertarians are Liberals. Puritans (Fundamentalists) would be in the Conservative System.


8 posted on 05/03/2006 2:55:12 PM PDT by ghostmonkey
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To: Dinsdale

I took the test(s) and the questions are so slanted, it's really hard to take and not come out slanted.

I came out right on the line between Conservatism and Authoritarity (something like that). I think I'm a Centrist with conservative (right) leanings and beliefs. But nowadays, with both parties going where they are going, they are NOT the parties of old, imo, and these tests and opinions could be biased on the true meanings for what each party SHOULD be, not what they are today. Could be anyway...


113 posted on 05/03/2006 4:21:46 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (I reserve the right to treat Mexican illegal immigrants the way Mexico treats illegal immigrants.)
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