What are all the Political Ideologies and convince me to have the same political ideology as you.

I will use this round to explain the main ideologies. 1. Conservatism Conservatism—generally referred to as a conservative ideology—is the ideology I adhere to, and, to some degree, the republican, Prohibition, and Constitution party. Conservatives want to uphold tradition and utilize traditional institutions in society. In the United States, Conservatism began in the American Revolution with it’s commitment to “republicanism, sovereignty of the people, and the rights and liberties of Englishmen while expelling the king and his supporters.” [1. http://en.wikipedia.org...]. It should be noted that at the time, this was not seen as conservative. It was called liberal, and now called classical liberalism (libertarian, who are generally allies with conservatives). Though their opinions today are very conservative as they were all socially conservative and fiscally conservative by today’s standards. Paleoconservatives—which best describes my view—focus upon “tradition, limited government, civil society, anti-colonialism and anti-federalism.” [2. http://en.wikipedia.org...] The American Conservative is an American magazine which has paleoconservative leanings. Paleoconservatives are generally opposed to war and The American Conservative was actually created in opposition to the Iraq War. Although paleoconservatives seem to be allied with Libertarians on some foreign policy, they differ socially. Alan C Carson, when it comes to marriage, argues “The family is the natural and fundamental social unit, inscribed in our nature as human beings, rooted in marriage, rooted in the commitment to bring new life into the world, and rooted in a deep respect for both ancestors and posterity.” [2] This means they support regulation of the family in order to promote social flourishing—something libertarians generally oppose. Both libertarians and paleoconservatives support free markets. 2. Libertarianism Libertarians in many ways are similar to conservatives. The main differences arise due to social issues. Conservatives are seen as more authoritarian, whereas libertarians are a lot more lenient. They seek to maximize ‘liberty’ and self-autonomy. Most libertarians are lasseiz-faire libertarians and support the free market as the best way to run an economy, though there are socialist libertarians who favor cooperatives and abolishment of private property. Libertarians generally advocate for “civil liberties with a limited government under the rule of law, and belief in laissez-faire economic policy.” [3. http://en.wikipedia.org...] Libertarians are often seen as a threat to liberty due to their “lack of philosophic and moral foundation” [3], but the ideology seems to be growing and is especially popular on this website, leaving me and Donald Keller as the few remaining conservatives. 3. Liberalism “Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. The former principle is stressed in classical liberalism while the latter is more evident in social liberalism.” [4. http://en.wikipedia.org...] Liberals and conservatives often strive towards a similar end goal: liberty. But it is how you achieve liberty which causes liberalism to conflict with modern conservatism and libertarianism. The latter ideologies usually support less government intervention. Conservatives—and a few moderate libertarians—support a minimal amount of regulation in order to work out the quirks in capitalism allowing equal opportunity. Liberals want everyone to be equal in the end—or, at least, more equal than they are now. Liberals also like big government. A conservative may support a government policy, but hopes it reduces government interference in the future. A liberal will support government policies which grow the size of the government—or keep it the same, rarely shrink it—in order to promote the common good. 4. Communism State communism has been tried and failed. It is other communists which seek to abolish the free market, private ownership, and instill cooperatives instead of corporations led by a few people. I am not going to dwell on this because the ideology is unpopular and is not very logical as historical and economic evidence strongly supports private property rights. What I will be talking about: I will attempt to focus on modern political issues in order to make this discussion relevant and have the most impact on my opponents views. 1) Taxes - Flat Tax - Progressive Tax - Sales Tax - How libertarians, conservatives, and liberals view the issue 2) Foreign policy - Modern examples - How Liberals, Libertarians, and Conservatives view the issue 3) Economics - Stimulus - Regulation - How each ideology handles economics 4) Social issues - Abortion - Gun Rights - Gay Marriage - Death Penalty - How each ideology views the issues It will be Round 2 that I begin trying to actively convince my opponent of an opinion.