[RightWhale]

What kind of political animal is a conservative in Greece?

[gitmogrunt]

A Greek conservative is a Greek whose has not forgotten that his ancestor's fought for independence from Turkish-Islamic rule and established a sovereign Republic which is 95% Christian today.

I hope this explanation is simple enough for the average FR subscriber to comprehend .

[longtermmemmory]

Closser to the american conservative.

Keep in mind they do have full blown socialists and communist parties over there.

So the definition is a bit easier.

You have to see their country as a SMALL state of the USA. (one time zone, only 11 million people)