Political question. What is a neocon?

Question

I've heard different news interviewers calling people neocons. What are they?

Answer 1

Neocon is a Neoconservative, or New Conservative. I have clipped the text book definition for you. There is also the link to the source for more information.

Neoconservatism is a political current and ideology, mainly in the United States, which emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. It is today most closely identified with a set of foreign policy positions and goals: a hawkish stance during the Cold War and, more recently, in various conflicts in the Middle East. At times there have been distinct neoconservative positions in domestic policies; in particular, the first generation of neoconservatives were generally less opposed to "big government" and to social spending than other U.S. conservatives of the time, though they also called for significant restructuring of the goals and methods of many social programs.

Answer 2

A Neocon is a New Conservative. These are people who usually lean farther to the right than their predecessors of 30-40 years ago.

Answer 3

Neoconservatives regularly fluctuate from conservatives totally on foreign places coverage. Conservatives, or what are additionally regularly happening as paleoconservatives to tell apart them from neo-cons, regularly want an isolationist foreign places coverage. they have an inclination to view u . s . a . as break free something of the international and intend to maintain it that way. they could be very militaristic and hawkish yet in elementary terms whilst they experience like some significant American strategic pastime is threatened. as long as a rustic isn't a risk to us, they have an inclination to take the view that regardless of what we expect of of their government or subculture, it somewhat is not any longer our stunning to intrude. Neoconservatives tend to think of that u . s . a . has the activity and ability to unfold it somewhat is values world extensive. And that incorporates democracy and unfastened industry capitalism. It has a tendency to think of that u . s . a .'s protection relies upon on that. It has a tendency to reject any suggestion of cultural relativism and to have self belief that finally whilst unfastened from dictators that maximum folk world extensive might choose to have the political and economic equipment that human beings have. evaluate Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, Senator from Ohio from 1939 to 1953, to George W. Bush. notice: neo potential new. Paleo potential previous. So neoconservatives are the hot era of conservatives that regularly formed their perspectives in the time of the 60s. Paleoconservative's international view became regularly formed earlier to that.

Answer 4

New Conservative.. Characterised by GREED, SELFISHNESS, ability to follow like SHEEP, being deviod of EMPATHY, have a strong belief that only the USA matters, Hate Blacks and any other impoverished and undermined communities. Love guns and indiscriminate Killings.. as I write this I could go on for hours but I have to go now. Hope this helps anyway.

Answer 5

Nothing more then a loud mouth Republican that wants Americas and other Countries Civil Rights removed to suit their own agendas.

Answer 6

I guess it is a slang word that some use but who cares I think it is funny that and adult can't come up with something better


now you want me to scare you THEY MIGHT VOTE
ps don't tell them Mickey won't be on the ballot
they don't know how to vote lmao refer to 2000 can't read and punch a hole(snicker)

Answer 7

Someone with one goal in life: to make more money, whatever the cost to everybody else in this world.

Answer 8

Somebody with half a brain.

Answer 9

Real Americans who believe in a very strong military,
better control of the US borders, destruction of all terrorist organizations, imprisonment for traitors of the USA, lower taxes, smaller government, NRA, no gun controls, closure of the United Nations and many more.

Answer 10

Technically, the definition is actually liberals who were kicked out of the left-leaning Democratic party. They are liberals, yes, liberals, who support pre-emptive military action at all costs.
Conservatives who believe that way are still conservatives, even if they're extremist.
That's the difference between a conservative and a neocon.
The way neocon is used here, though, is completely incorrect.