Politics, part 3 - Those Right Wing bastards

In my last post, I really tried to understand liberalism and it's distinctive viewpoint. Now I steer the car to the right and try to figure out Conservatism. Remember, Liberals generally stand for three things:

1. Helping individuals obtain their rights
2. Maintaining equality among citizens
3. Promoting freedom from burdens

Conservatives should stand for the opposite, correct? Sorta. First, no one really seems to know what the hell conservatives stand for except whatever is opposite of liberalism. Here is what I found about conservatives:

1. Fiscal conservatism - A system that advocates smaller government, less federal spending, fewer entitlement programs, and lower taxes.
   
2. Social conservatism - A political system that affirms the government's role in encouraging or enforcing traditional values in the belief that these are what keep people civilized and decent.
   
3. Federalism - A system in which the power to govern is shared between the national and state governments. This is rooted in a belief that the government entity closest to issues should resolve the issue.
   
4. Supply-side economics  - A system that believes economic growth can be created by using incentives for people to produce goods and services, such as adjusting taxes.

In summary, a smaller government fiscally that guarantees less to individuals, but promotes producing goods and services. Unless people go against traditional values, then there should be guidelines in place to keep people civilized and decent. Typically they resist change and what to keep things just the same as they've always been in order to "conserve" the status quo.

Thanks to Wikipedia and The Intellectual Devotional for the info.