i've heard this over and over, but i don't know what the hell it is? i know it has something to do with republicans but im just making an inference.
2006-06-15 17:02:30 · 10 answers · asked by Cyrus 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Neocon= Extremist Anti american military bashing republicans that love nothing more than war and genocide
2006-06-15 17:09:53 · answer #1 · answered by ast5792 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neocon refers to "conservatives" who are supportive of a strong centralized, hawkish, socialist government.
This is what we have running our nation today. George Bush is a neocon, as well as Rummy and the rest of the current administration.
How they differ from real conservatives is they spend much more public money, they embrace socialist welfare programs, they support strengthening the powers of the state as opposed to the people, and they are more unilateral in thier global agenda. Rather than wait for international consensus, the neocon will simply defend itself.
I personally disagree with neocons, as I am a real conservative, not a progressive conservative.
By the way, conservative and Republican are completely unrelated. There are socialist Republicans and there are libertarian republicans and there are conservative republicans. Republican in general has no meaning, just as the Democrat Party has no meaning. Howard Dean and Zell Miller are both Democrats, but they are totally opposed.
There is a massive oversimplification of the political spectrum, the media has convinced everyone that there are only two viewpoints, and no middle ground, and only two categories of issues.
The fact is, most people do not understand political science, they only think they do because of the oversimplified and propagandized media. For a better scale, learn about the political compass, and keep in mind even this scale is too simplistic.
2006-06-15 17:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by askthepizzaguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the "New" "Conservative" movement in America, characterized by Republicans and conservatives who believe the idiologies of Popular "Con"s of our age.
It has an unignorable inferance to the "neonazi" groups in america much of last century.
The term "NeoCon" is usually is used derogatively to make or imply comparisons with other neo and con idiologies, (Nazi, Religious, or any extremist type that will aid the comparison)
2006-06-16 14:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neoconservatives support an ideology outlined by the Project for a New American Century, a conservative thinktank. Basically they promote constantly being at war with countries who cannot defend themselves as a way of stimulating our economy. They are modern day fascists.
2006-06-15 17:14:04 · answer #4 · answered by Adan el Oso 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An intellectual and political movement in favor of political, economic, and social conservatism that arose in opposition to the perceived liberalism of the 1960s.
2006-06-15 17:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by memoirsofajeweler1985 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better question who do the Neocons answer to ?
www.Iamthewitness.com
2006-06-15 17:06:17 · answer #6 · answered by joeblack605 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a neo-con is a NEW conservative, who probably feels the dems no longer represent him, because he does not fit under the umbrella of special interest groups that dominate the party.
2006-06-15 17:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by Bill H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neoconservative: far right-wing wacko!
2006-06-15 17:14:09 · answer #8 · answered by jy9900 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neoconservatives; new breed of extreme rightists.
2006-06-15 17:11:51 · answer #9 · answered by Galileo G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism_(United_States)
2006-06-15 17:10:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋