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| A '''political conservative''' is one who supports |
A '''political conservative''' is one who supports ]. | ||
| * Support for Judeo-Christian moral values. | |||
| * Support for strong law enforcement and strong penalties for crimes. | |||
| * Restraint in taxation and regulation of businesses. | |||
| * Support for a strong military, and well-defended closed borders. | |||
| * Support for ]. | |||
| * Opposition to ] laws. | |||
| * Opposition to (or support for lessening) many social programs such as welfare and medical care (though many do favor the country's mandatory user-funded retirement benefits system). | |||
| * Opposition to policies such as ] and ] which can be perceived as government favoritism of minority groups. | |||
| Conservatives differ widely on some issues as well. For example, many support open international trade, while some support some form of protection for domestic business such as import tariffs. | |||
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A political conservative is one who supports political conservatism.