As far as I can tell, conservatives are pro-anything-with-guns (Homeland Security, big military...), but against welfare and taxes for the rich. Democrats are pro-welfare and taxes for the rich, but just as happy to invade your privacy or bomb the crap out of your family if you are a bearded guy with a turban.

Fascism is a conservative ideology and believes in a fairly big government.

Conservative and liberal, particularly in American politics, are overloaded terms at times referring to social, economic and organizational preferences without making a blanket statement that covers all the three.