Convince me of your political philosophy.

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Conservatism/libertarianism lets you take control of your own life and live how you would like to. Don't you want to make your own decisions about how to live, how to spend your time. Most views of conservatives presented by liberals on here are ridiculous stereotypes. People saying things like 'republicans want to roll back the civil rights act' although no mainstream conservative has said this for ages, and in fact southern Democrats were the ones who blocked civil rights. The majority of things I see on here 'representing conservatives' normally quotes some state senator or congressman who is in no way mainstream. I agree that there are religious nuts that have mixed into the mix but that's no different from any political philosophy. It's not like left wingers in the U.S. are brimming with Atheists and they are more than willing to throw Atheists under the bus to pander to the black or Hispanic vote.

Even social conservatism offers a lot when it comes to ideals like personal responsibility and the health of the individual.