Define Neocon?
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extreme neoconservatism: PNAC (partnership for a new american century)
Know its purpose. Know its ideology. Know its members. Then you'll know why we are all screwed and our foreign policy has already been mapped out regardless of what we are being spoonfed.
(I know this was not technically a definition, but you will get a better understanding of your question)
Know its purpose. Know its ideology. Know its members. Then you'll know why we are all screwed and our foreign policy has already been mapped out regardless of what we are being spoonfed.
(I know this was not technically a definition, but you will get a better understanding of your question)
I'm still waiting. I just can't find it. Opinions of what it is but no definition yet.
-VG
The opposite of modern liberalism. A term many media outlets use to describe any republican that follows the Reagan ideology. The only difference between a regular conservative, and a neocon, is the fact that neocons will spend a bit more in the name of conservatism. However, they will always make more than they spend. Thus, why they support tax cuts for the higher middle class to upper class. The whole theory is, if the richest man keeps his money, he will want to expand his profit. Meaning more job opportunities, meaning the middle class will get a piece of the pie *if they work*.
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Neoconservatism
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Neoconservatism is the political philosophy that emerged in rejection of liberalism and the New Left counter-culture of the 1960s. It was formulated in the 1950s, achieved its first victory in Barry Goldwater's nomination as the Republican presidential candidate in 1964,[1][2], and coalesced in the 1970s.
It influenced the Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and the George W. Bush presidential administrations, representing the re-alignment in American politics, and the defection, of "an important and highly articulate group of liberals to the other side."[3] Because neoconservatives know liberalism, they could criticize it more effectively than previous conservative generations. One accomplishment was "to make criticism from the Right acceptable in the intellectual, artistic, and journalistic circles where conservatives had long been regarded with suspicion."[3]
As a term, neoconservative first was used derisively by democratic socialist Michael Harrington to identify a group of people (who called themselves liberal) as newly conservative ex-liberals. The term stuck, because it is accurate and because neoconservatives accepted that they are conservative.[4]
The idea that Liberalism "no longer knew what it was talking about" is Neoconservatism's central theme.[5] By the 1980s, being considered a conservative was no longer a cultural insult.[4]
The etymology of this conservatism is based on the work and thought of Irving Kristol, co-founder of Encounter magazine, and of its editor (1953–58),[6] Norman Podhoretz,[7] and others who described themselves as "neoconservatives" during the Cold War.
Prominent neoconservatives are associated with periodicals such as Commentary and The Weekly Standard, and with foreign policy initiatives of think tanks such as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA).
Neoconservative journalists, policy analysts, and politicians, are often dubbed "neocons" by supporters and critics alike; however, in general, the movement's critics use the term more often than their supporters.[8][9]
According to Irving Kristol, the founder and "god-father" of Neoconservatism, there are three basic pillars of Neoconservatism: a low tax, pro-growth and less risk-averse approach to economics; a less libertarian approach to domestic affairs than some other conservatives; and an idealist, expansive foreign policy.[15] Kristol also claims three distinctive aspects of neoconservatism from previous forms of conservatism: a forward-looking approach drawn from their liberal heritage, rather than the reactionary and dour approach of previous conservatives; a medliorative outlook, proposing alternate reforms rather than simply attacking social liberal reforms; taking philosophical or ideological ideas very seriously.[16]
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PNAC still gives you a better understanding about what Neocon views really are today. But you wanted "technical" understanding of the term...
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People tend to think that people like Adolf Hitler would be on the same side with neocon. National Socialist *aka nazi party* are what they sound like. Basic socialism is the exact opposite of conservatism. Socialism limits individual growth for the "greater" good of the country. National Socialism limits individual growth for the "greater" good of one race. Modern conservatism do not limit any individual for any good. True conservatism wants more growth OVERALL.
This is why its both idiotic, and distinguish to compare George Bush to Adolf Hitler.
Neo-conservatism is the exact opposite of any type of Socialism.
This is why its both idiotic, and distinguish to compare George Bush to Adolf Hitler.
Neo-conservatism is the exact opposite of any type of Socialism.
Its not entirely different. Remember, the first republicans were progressive. Example, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Eisenhower.
a low tax,
pro-growth and less risk-averse approach to economics;
a less libertarian approach to domestic affairs than some other conservatives;
an idealist, expansive foreign policy
I guess we all learn something new every day.
For some reason, I didn't think conservatives were interested in promoting libertarian ideals (i.e. let people do as they please, except when it comes to infringing on the rights of others).
Libertarian comes from both conservative and liberal mantle. So it should come as no surprise.