In the context of the varying political views and regions across a country, conservatives tend to be economic <u>individualist</u> ("don't tax or regulate me") and moral <u>collectivist</u> ("legislate against immorality").
The conservatives believe in economic freedom, private ownership, self interest and fight against government interference or intervention in the economy. These individuals are known as economic individualist. Another characteristics of the conservatives is that the believe in moral collectivism and holds the idea of morality in high esteem, making laws against immorality unlike the liberals.
