I never really understood american conservatism and liberalism. The German counterparts are quite different.
I think all this we need to find a middle ground between two contrary positions is often the wrong way to apporach a topic.
Many different political camps see the same problems, they just sometimes differ in their solution. radical left and right both hate the banks and the establishment.
RE: True democracy in this day and age was always meant to be a balance between conservatism and liberalism.