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1. Crunchy ConservativeNational Review commentator Rod Dreher first coined the term "crunchy conservative" in 2006 to describe his personal ideology, according to NPR.org. Dreher says "crunchy cons" are conservatives “who stand outside the conservative mainstream,” and tend to focus more on family-oriented, culturally conservative concepts such as being good stewards of the natural world and avoiding materialism in everyday life. Dreher describes crunchy cons as those “who embrace a counter-cultural, yet traditional conservative lifestyle." On his blog, Dreher says crunchy cons are as mistrutful of big business as they are big government.

2. Cultural Conservative
Politically, cultural conservatism is often confused with social conservatism. In the US, the term often incorrectly describes members of the religious right because the two share ideologies on social issues. Christian conservatives tend to like being described as cultural conservatives, because it implies that America is a Christian nation. True cultural conservatives worry less about religion in government and more about using politics to prevent fundamental changes to US culture. The goal of cultural conservatives is to preserve and maintain the American way-of-life both at home and abroad.

3. Fiscal Conservative
Libertarians and Constitutionalists are natural fiscal conservatives due to their desire to reduce government spending, pay off the national debt and shrink the size and scope of government. Nevertheless, the Republican Party is most often credited with creating the fiscal conservative ideal, despite the big-spending tendencies of the most recent GOP administrations. Fiscal conservatives seek to deregulate the economy and lower taxes. Fiscal conservative politics has little or nothing to do with social issues, and it is therefore not uncommon for other conservatives to identify themselves as fiscal conservatives.

4. Neoconservative
The neoconservative movement sprouted in the 1960s in response to the counter-culture movement. It was later bolstered by disillusioned liberal intellectuals of the 1970s. Neoconservatives believe in a diplomatic foreign policy, stimulating economic growth by lowering taxes and finding alternative ways to deliver public welfare services. Culturally, neoconservatives tend to identify with traditional conservatives, but stop short of providing guidance on social issues. Irving Kristol, co-founder of Encounter magazine is largely credited with founding the neoconservative movement.

5. Paleoconservative
As the name suggests, paleoconservatives emphasize a connection with the past. Like neoconservatives, paleoconservatives tend to be family-oriented, religious-minded and opposed to the vulgarity permeating modern culture. They are also opposed to mass immigration and believe in the complete withdrawal of US military troops from foreign countries. Paleoconservatives claim author Russell Kirk as their own, as well as political ideologues Edmund Burke and William F. Buckley Jr. Paleoconservatives believe they are the true heirs to the US conservative movement and are critical of other "brands" of conservatism.

6. Social Conservative
Social conservatives adhere strictly to a moral ideology based on family-values and religious traditions. For US social conservatives, Christianity -- often Evangelical Christianity -- guides all political positions on social issues. US social conservatives are mostly right-wing and hold firmly to a pro-life, pro-family and pro-religion agenda. Thus, abortion and gay rights are often lightning rod issues for social conservatives. Social conservatives are the most recognized group of conservatives on this list due to their strong ties to the Republican Party.
 
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2. Classical Liberalism
    • Classical liberalism is founded upon a notion of free rights for every person, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion. This was also combined with a platform that sought a free market economy, and little intrusion on private property by the federal government. Classical liberalism saw its rise in the 16th and 17th century. When the United States of America was founded, the country was thought of as an ideal liberal state, because Americans embraced the values of classical liberalism.
    2. Social Liberalism
    • Social liberalism places an emphasis on social justice and equal rights for all men and women regardless of gender, class or race. Social liberalism differs from classical liberalism in that it advocates for government involvement in the economy of the country, including federal ordained distribution of wealth. Social liberalism split off from classical liberalism in the late 19th century in order to promote fairness by the state and equality of all people within the state.
    Neoliberalism
    • In some ways, neoliberalism can be thought of as a return to the philosophy of classical liberalism, in that it supports free market trade and private property while condemning government policies that interfere with this. However, neoliberalism goes even further than classical liberalism in that its ultimate goal is to create a world where political action is governed entirely by the free market, so that all decisions are unbiased and fair. Neoliberalism has become popular in the last century, and is still so today.
    Utilitarian Liberalism
    • Utilitarianism is a general philosophy that suggests that the action that provides the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people is always the morally right action. When applied to liberalism, utilitarianism promotes careful attention to the moral actions of the government. Herbert Spencer was one of the leaders of the liberal utilitarianism movement in the late 19th century, and called for human rights that were based on the greatest possible happiness for all people, and not some code of law. Utilitarianism differs from other kinds of liberalism in its emphasis on moral action rather than economics.
 
No offense but classification is step one for divide and conquor.
that said, Im conservative. Just conservative.

Interesting ... first, you oppose classification, and then you classify yourself in order to separate from others.
 
Fiscal Conservative. Just like Reagan was
Thats unintentionally funny. Some folks like to point out the growth in spending (non military) Reagan signed into law kinda calling into question his fiscal cred. And you also want federal growth via free stuff. Its actually accurate in an inside out way.
 
I don't want federal government taking unnecessary days off like small religious holidays or some famous American birthday though.
 
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