Title: Traditional Conservative Beliefs – RedState
Headings: Traditional Conservative Beliefs
Traditional Conservative Beliefs
Content: And as with liberalism, there are variations. Some are minor while others are significant. Many who consider them selves conservative embrace only one or two of those “legs.” We believe the stool cannot stand without all three. The group referred to as neo-conservatives, for example, agree with traditionals on the need for a strong national defense, but that is where the similarities end. Traditionals see neo-conservatives as pro-defense liberals or progressives who have shifted what is thought of as conservatism to the Left. Traditionals also share beliefs with Libertarians. But we believe in what the late Russell Kirk called a “transcendent moral order,” while Kirk says libertarians see “no transcendent sanctions for conduct.” Libertarians also see the individual as the primary focus of all political activity. While traditional conservatives agree with the need to protect individual rights and freedoms, we also know man is a social creature whose nature derives true fulfillment from faith, family, kin and neighbors.