José;638400 said:Liberalism sees the West, and its capitalist system, as the source of the world's evils.
Conservatism sees the West, and its secular society, as the source of the world's evils.
As we can see, grotesque generalisations apply equally to both sides of the political spectrum.
That's actually a mischaracterization of both sides' pov.
Conservatives see *government* as the source of the country's evil, and believe the function of government is defense. Conservatism as espoused by the religious right where government is evil except when it interferes in our private morality is a relatively new (and hopefully short-lived) phenomenon.
Liberals tend to believe that government should be used for good and that it should stay out of our private morality.