Being a conservative on the internet

[Bilge_Rat]

the problem also comes from the fact that "conservatism" varies from country to country.

Canadian conservatives tend to be conservative only on economic issues, i.e., more free markets, less regulations, lower taxes, but tend to be more liberal on social issues, i.e. in favour of same-sex marriage, abortion, no death penalty, which means that we would most likely be classified as "democrats" south of the border...