Exactly what is the definition of Neocon?
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The term means "New Conservatives". Their ideology differs somewhat from that of the "Old Conservatives", whose  belief system is more consistent & above board. In other words, the real neo agenda is more hidden than the old conservatives'  agenda.\n\nThe original Conservative ideology was for government to stay out of the affairs of the private sector. They acted on the belief that business & individual matters is best left left with the people & not in government. The neocon record speaks for itself. Though they pay lip service to this philosophy, The actuality is, never before in this country has the Govt been more intrusive, at the expense of small business & the public at large.\n\nOpen mindedly comparing the records of Presidents Eisenhower, Ford & Reagan with Bush, Cheney, & Robertson will show the truth of this argument.
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Neoconservatism is a political movement, mainly in the United States, which is generally held to have emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.\n\nThe prefix neo- refers to two ways in which neoconservatism was new. First, many of the movement's founders, originally liberals, Democrats or from socialist backgrounds, were new to conservatism. Also, neoconservatism was a comparatively recent strain of conservative socio-political thought. It derived from a variety of intellectual roots in the decades following World War II, including literary criticism and the social sciences.
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Very funny question. When a neo-con is attacked, he rolls a dice and follows the instructions below:\n\n(1) call the attacker a traitor\n(2) question the attacker's patriotism\n(3) cite a higher authority\n(4) insist that the attacker doesn't understand the issue\n(5) blame Bill Clinton\n(6) talk about attacking another country in order to shift attention.\n\nThe real problem is, this has worked just fine up until Nov 7th.
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The American people have never been thrilled with the long-term concept of empire.\n\nThe neocons will burn in hell.
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Yes but being a 'bleeding heart liberal' is a good thing. Neocons just have no clue about what Christianity really is.
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Chances are they learned to label and categorize people with different ideas than their own from right wing extremists, you know, people who gleefully toss around terms like "feminazi" and "libtard".\n\n*Sigh*, no that is not what "neo-con" means, but thanks for the disinformation.\n\n A "neo-con" was first termed in 1970 by socialist author and activist Michael Harrington to characterize former leftists who had moved significantly to the right, people he derided as "socialists for Nixon." \n\nThe "neoconservatives" thus described in this original sense tended to remain supporters of the welfare state, but had distinguished themselves from others on the left by allying with the Nixon administration over foreign policy, especially in their anti-communism, their support for the Vietnam War, and strident opposition to the Soviet Union.\n\nIn 2006, a "neo-con can be described as those hard right wingers who are mainly characterized by their interventionist, hawkish views on foreign policy, and their lack of support for the small government principles and restrictions on social and deficit spending, when compared with other American conservatives.
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There is merit in your statements. Research into todays Neocons will reveal a lot of former Democrats. People like Wolfowitz and Kristol are more simpatico with Democrats then with traditional paleocon Republicans. Point of fact, Neocon Republicans today despise old style Republicans. Folks like Buchanan and Tancredo are anathema to Neocons. Rove and Tancredo within the last year actually had a shouting match at the White House. November 7th could portend a split within the Republican party.
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A neoconservative isn't a conservative at all. Neoconservatives believe in an all powerful government which intercedes in the lives of all its citizens on behalf of big business and extreme right-wing religous zealots. The economic and military conquest of the planet is the ultimate goal of Neoconservatives by any means necessary.\n\nPaleoconservatives, or traditional conservatives, if you prefer, believe in small central government with the majority of power given to individual states and municipalities, minimal government spending, and the idea that the government should stay the hell out of people's personal lives.
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You couldn't call them neocons, they were around 2000 years ago and were part of an old, established ultra conservative religion.\n\nI think if Jesus returned, his socialist views would at least be frowned upon by the religious establishment (because crucufiction is illegal now)
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take this test, see how close you are to being a libertarian.http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html\n'liberals' these days are democrats. the neo cons or 'conservatives' are republicans. they tend to lump everyone who sees thing differently from them as 'liberals' & use the term as a derrogatory. cant really trust what they say, pretty closed minded & elitist.
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I see George Bush as mostly a figurehead.  \nThe neocons who put him in power are the real Anti-Christ.
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Stephen Colbert would be excellent Neo-Con repellent, if they actually understood him.  Unfortunately, irony seems to be a higher brain function and gets very much lost on neocons.\n\n"Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservative."
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A neo-conservative is someone who was liberal in the 1960s and 1970s but turned to conservatism when they were disillisioned with American liberalism and where it was taking America.Most neo-cons, are highly educated and were in high positions of authority in the 1960s and 1970s.\n  A conservative is someone who were supporters of the 1968 campaign of Barry Goldwater for the Republican nomination.It goes without saying that these same people supported Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Most conservative became that way during the Reagan years.
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You neocons don't get it do you?  I can't read
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Here are some brief definitions that may help you, although wikipedia is a great source for information:\n\nCabinet: The President's various secrataries. Examples: Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Health and Human Services. There are 15 people that fill these offices.\n\nSenate: One of the two houses of the Congress. It has 100 members, two from each state, with 6 year terms.\n\nLiberal: Generally used to describe Democrats, or those who subsribe to "liberal" views, such as right to choose, abolish death penalty, many others (this definition is highly simplified but will do for now).\n\nRepublican: Those who are members of the Republican party, also called Conservatives (though many who are conservative are not members of the party). They generally believe in the right to life, higher defense spending, and lower social welfar spening (coupled with lower taxes). \n \nParty: Any formal organization of people who choose a representative to run for office. There have been many parties throught the US's history, but there have only been 2 main parties at any given time.\n\nFor the rest, just look up specific terms. You might want to look up those ones, too, since my answers are very much simplified.\nAlso, try taking a very basic Government or American History course for a contextual framework.
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NEOCONS ARE BRAINWASHED TWITS.
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Wow. What really suprises me is the negative comments from the NEOCONs who responded to this "question". I am always suprised at the nasty nature of the ultra right wingers, and am glad that the GOP is out of power, especially if your comments represent your attitudes. Fringe elements like NEOCONS can only destroy, not create.\n\nAnd before you start hurling insults, be advised that I am a moderdate, fiscally-conservative Republican who has simply become dismayed at the GOP's abandonment of common sense government...