AW, I'm a Jack Kennedy liberal and a Goldwater libertarian. BTW, the two men were good friends.
I do not include all conservatives or all liberals in any portrayal.
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Conservatives in China work to conserve the Communist State. Your point reinforce my contention: "Conservatism is based on latitude, longitude and date of birth." Conservatism is not an ideology, it is blind nationalism.
After the fall of the Soviet Union began, it was Russian conservatives who strongly opposed the liberalization of Soviet society under Mikhail Gorbachev; Stalinists, xenophobic fringe groups, like Pamyat, as well as large numbers of less extreme nationalists who yearn for what they see as the simple values of Old Russia and the Orthodox church.
The more extreme right wing groups saw the liberalization of Soviet society as a conspiracy by Jews, Masons and Westernizers.
If we apply the same human characteristics and personality markers to Iran today; it is conservatives who support the Islamic State, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
If we apply it to history, during the American Revolution, the American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Tories and lobsterbacks were mainly
"conserve" -atives.
The unyielding liberal bashing and the call for strong virile governments and leaders in Europe from the right in the 1920's paved the way for fascism in Italy and Germany and authoritarian and traditionalist governments came to power in the Soviet Union, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, and Austria, and a quasi-Fascist government formed in Rumania.
If you are a true follower of Barry Goldwater, then you're aware that he sounded the strongest and earliest warning that the GOP was headed down the authoritarian path by letting the likes of Falwell and Robertson take over the party. And you would also know that one of Goldwater's closest friends and confidants was John W. Dean. Dean has linked extensive studies on authoritarianism and the how authoritarians have taken over the Republican Party.
While not all conservatives are authoritarians; all highly authoritarian personalities are political conservatives.
John W. Dean
The most reasonable explanation I've seen is from psychological studies; liberals believe people are basically good, and conservatives believe people are basically evil.
"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the Republican party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them."
Barry Goldwater
Ref.
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/27/world/soviet-conservatives-try-to-turn-back-the-clock-on-gorbachev-s-policies.html
http://bostonreview.net/BR28.3/gleason.html