What is a neocon and where did they come from?

Answer 1

A neo-conservative (abbreviated as neo-con or neocon) is part of a U.S. based political movement rooted in liberal Cold War anticommunism and a backlash to the social liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s. These liberals drifted toward conservatism: thus they are new (neo) conservatives. They favor an aggressive unilateral U.S. foreign policy. They generally believe that elites protect democracy from mob rule. Sometimes the spelling is "neoconservative."

Neoconservatives, including many Jewish and Catholic intellectuals rooted in Cold War liberalism, clustered around publications such as Public Interest and Commentary and organizations such as the Committee on the Present Danger. They emphasized foreign policy, where they advocated aggressive anticommunism, U.S. global dominance, and international alliances. Although they attacked feminism, gay rights, and multiculturalism, "neocons" often placed less emphasis on social policy issues, and many of them opposed school prayer or a ban on abortion. In addition, many neocons supported limited social welfare programs and nonrestrictive immigration policies."

Answer 2

That is actually a difficult question. You might refer to wikipedia to get an opinion on it.

My understanding is that the original neo-cons were social liberals who believed in using the strong arm of the U.S. to achieve goals that couldn't be achieved by diplomacy. They favored a strong military, but they weren't conservatives.

Since, it has come to embody more socially conservative people with emphasis on military solutions to international problems.

Answer 3

It is a term which is simply does not mean any single group. It is a term used by liberals when they are describing ANYONE who does not agree with them. As some others stated, it was originally used to describe democrats who jumped ship. Now it absolutely means NOTHING! It is their way of trying to make anyone with a different opinion look worse, because they think it sounds worse than simply saying conservative or republican.

Answer 4

originally it was a term used to describe Democrats who had broken from their party and join the Republican ranks.. hence neo-con or new conservative.

More recently it has been assigned a new meaning. neo now refers to new as in reborn.. so the religious conservatives. So, more clearly.. it refers to the religious right.

Answer 5

It's a slimy, gooey, buffoon-like blob of crud from the bowels of hell.

Answer 6

The are multilegged creatures that are slimy and crawl out from under rocks.

Answer 7

I don't know but I like your tatas.