I personally don't. Mostly because I know it's just being thrown out by someone who's probably at least as far left as they are trying to claim you may be right. Not to mention, it seems to me there is no clear definition of what a NEOCON is and it appears to be a made-up term to be used as an insult. Why don't they start using "cootie-head" instead? It would be about as mature.
Incidentally, is it a requirement or something to always write it in CAPS? I rarely see it otherwise.
And for everyone who is going to run to wikipedia, I've already got it and this line sticks out to me the most:
The term "neocon", while increasingly popular in recent years, is somewhat controversial and is rejected by many to whom the label is applied, who claim it lacks a coherent definition.
2006-06-27 08:20:44 · 15 answers · asked by obviously_you'renotagolfer 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
plus fute:
Boogie man also appears in wikipedia. As does Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot. Anything can appear there.
2006-06-27 08:30:24 · update #1
Dr. Feelgood, you are the exact reason I posed this question. You are the biggest offender. For all you know, I'm left of Al Gore.
Hmm, Dr. Feelgood. Are you Rush's doctor by any chance? Or just a fan of hair bands from the 80's?
2006-06-27 09:22:42 · update #2
I could care less what the Liberals say about me, we are winning and that is what it is all about. Not at any cost, but at their cost.
Please read the Captured Documents available on Fox it will brighten your day
2006-06-27 08:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
NeoCon originally referred to some former liberals who became "new conservatives" I will have to look up the names.
The definition in my mind is people like Wolfewitz, Rumsfeld Cheney, Bush -- The Plan for the New American Century people, and Bushites who believe in intervening in others countries, and aren't particularly concerned about how much the government spends or how far we go into debt or how much the government restricts personal freedom or how big the government gets or how much power is concentrated in the Executive Branch or how much legislation is passed giving specific favors to corporate interests.
Also, to differentiate from traditional conservatives who really believe in smaller government, limited foreign intervention, personal responsibility, limited government regulations and the sanctity of the Bill of Rights.
When I use the term, that's my context.
"Cootie-head" would seem to be a little less descriptive.
It should not be surprising to you that the meaning has become distorted, just as the meaning of liberal has been distorted and is used a pejorative by the right, often accompanied by colorful adjectives such as wacko or loony.
2006-06-27 08:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Neo-Conservative is not a "made up" term, and while it is used by some as an insult (especially the guy who CAPS it all the time), it is a legitimate description of a certain set of political views.
The term was coined in 1921 and has evolved over-time.
In general today, it reflects a Conservative who is less concerned with domestic spending, yet carries a more socially conservative view, and is more keen to flout international law and use a unilateral approach to foreign policy.
So, I think it's a fair description for the people running the House right now. Big spending, unilateral foreign policy - that's what they believe and that's what their policies reflect.
2006-06-27 08:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by WBrian_28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neocon has no true meaning....
Even thought it is in Wikpedia.....
It was a word made up by some Paranoid Republican who thinks they are smarter then the rest of the world....
They probably paid for the word to be published in some dictionary somewhere then it became a term that the republicans use to describe the hard working American who pays more taxes then the Rich Republicans ever will..............
2006-06-27 08:32:22 · answer #4 · answered by JAMES E. F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From all the questions on Yahoo Answers regarding "neocons", the term usually implies a person is pro-war.
I am not pro-war. I'm pro-peace. Sometimes there is no diplomatic solution, and war is inevitable. Europe could have given nearly endless concessions to Nazi Germany before WWII, but Germany was going to wage war no matter what it was given.
2006-06-27 08:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know what it is....so I can't be insulted by it. I have seen so many definitions...and they all vary widely. But there are similarities with each that do not correspond to me.. I am not for "big" government...but for the states to take more responsibility, with the federal government to oversee..and to avoid problems between states. (we can't go back to the Articles of Confederation, for example)
I also do not believe in the democratization of the entire world...like the definition sometimes states. I just prefer good old fashioned Republican.
2006-06-27 08:24:50 · answer #6 · answered by loubean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a left wing code word for powerful Conservative Jews in the Republican Party. That's how the left can criticize them without being accused of being anti-Semitic.
2006-06-27 08:39:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've never heard it used in a sentance while communicating to someone. I believe old insults like shoving a knife in someones eye works just fine.
2006-06-27 08:28:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But if its made-up, why would it be in wikipedia?
2006-06-27 08:22:57 · answer #9 · answered by Pitchow! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think of myself as a paleocon, not some johnny-come-lately!
2006-06-27 08:22:12 · answer #10 · answered by aboukir200 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋