Yes, when you said conservatives are partly 'kindred spirits' with liberals. Moderates in both parties have made Democrats and Republicans somewhat of kindred spirits, but not Liberals and Conservatives.
Conservatives are a minority subset of Republicans.... Actually, true conservatives are quite separate from any political party and are only interested in them in as much as they advance conservative principles. A real conservative will work for the election of any conservative person irrespective of affiliation.
Conservatives are by in large supportive of the Republican party but do support some third party efforts. They are definitely not Democrats. Conservatives work within the Republican party, but sometimes go elsewhere out of frustration.
And conservatives are consistant....Ummm, not in the way you suggest.
Yes, they are consistant to their values, maybe not your values, but still consistant.
They value God...Many conservatives on this forum are atheists. So, that seems to be incorrect as stated.
Many? I don't think so. There may be a few exceptions to the rule, but even those still value religious principles.
family....Many liberals value families as well.
Two men and a goat?
and liberty....I have met many on this forum who are uninterested in liberty. They value order more. They value "group interests" more when it comes to many subjects.
Certainly, that is because conservatives tend to value God and family above liberty. That does not mean they are uninterested in liberty, just they tend to put God and family above liberty. When you have competing values, they tend to have to make tradeoffs, but that is not being inconsistant. It is just a more complex value system then just viewing everything in terms of liberty.
No I didn't. They are in some ways and I'm not confused about it.
Moderates in both parties have made Democrats and Republicans somewhat of kindred spirits, but not Liberals and Conservatives.
I disagree. Conservatives and liberals both advocate government force be used to achieve their respective goals. In that way, they are kindred spirits. Is George Bush conservative?
You need to visit more threads. There doesn't seem to be any consensus on what a conservative is.
Many? I don't think so. There may be a few exceptions to the rule, but even those still value religious principles.
I'll ping you to the threads. You have much to learn about the different kinds of conservatives. I can assure you, you will have your hands full with the atheists here.
Two men and a goat?
A flip comment. Are you saying you don't know there are many liberals who value families? (They may be misguided in how to approach them)
Certainly, that is because conservatives tend to value God and family above liberty.
Again, you seem to think conservatism has something to do with religion. You are incorrect. Many conservatives are religious, but that is not the same as needing to be religious to be conservative.