Do Conservatives believe in a United States or a united States of America?

Definitely a fascinating question. I consider myself to be a conservative, and most conservatives believe that a central government is necessary in order to protect our rights and country. However, that same government that can just as easily stop protecting our rights and start infringing upon them.

Conservatism today is a result of what they believe to be too many years of big government and a desire to give the necessary rights back to the state and individual. But hey, I'm sure you've heard this all before. I believe in the United States of America because that is what we are, but I also highly value my state's rights and individual liberties.

Wow...excellent question. I get the impression that it is the latter of the two...united States of America. I hear a lot about the rights of the States and less about the collective States when conservatives are talking. Hell, most of the time I hear more about the rights of individuals than anything when they're talking.

Again, excellent question!

Small government; emphasis on local government; the ideals of Thomas Jefferson.

Wow, hard to say. I am not a conservative, but I can see that they are many factions within this camp. Many are trying to reinvent themselves, while others on the opposite end of the spectrum seem to want to get back to their constitutional "fundamentals".

I think if I HAD to give an overall OPINION on this, I'd say that the majority of conservatives don't believe in much central government at all. So, I guess that would be "none of the above"? It just seems that somewhere along the way, "government" simply became synonymous with "BIG government" (which is a core taboo for that camp).

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