Who are the Neocons?

Question

We often speaking about Neocons. But who are they exactly?

Have you got websites explaining their visions and policies?

Answer 1

Neoconservative (neocon) is a derogatory name for a conservative. It is only used by liberals.

"Neocons" are usually bad examples of what conservatism really stands for:

Free market

All abortions Illegal

Freedom for Iraqis

Not giving in to environmentalists

Gay marriage illegal

Fair Taxation (such as bill H.R. 25, The FairTax Act)

Strong military

Protection from terrorism

Written by a 13 year old "neocon".

Answer 2

"Neocons" believe that the United States should not be ashamed to use its unrivaled power – forcefully if necessary – to promote its values around the world. Some even speak of the need to cultivate a US empire. Neoconservatives believe modern threats facing the US can no longer be reliably contained and therefore must be prevented, sometimes through preemptive military action.

Most neocons believe that the US has allowed dangers to gather by not spending enough on defense and not confronting threats aggressively enough. One such threat, they contend, was Saddam Hussein and his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. Since the 1991 Gulf War, neocons relentlessly advocated Mr. Hussein's ouster.

Most neocons share unwavering support for Israel, which they see as crucial to US military sufficiency in a volatile region. They also see Israel as a key outpost of democracy in a region ruled by despots. Believing that authoritarianism and theocracy have allowed anti-Americanism to flourish in the Middle East, neocons advocate the democratic transformation of the region, starting with Iraq. They also believe the US is unnecessarily hampered by multilateral institutions, which they do not trust to effectively neutralize threats to global security.

The original neocons were a small group of mostly Jewish liberal intellectuals who, in the 1960s and 70s, grew disenchanted with what they saw as the American left's social excesses and reluctance to spend adequately on defense. Many of these neocons worked in the 1970s for Democratic Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson, a staunch anti-communist. By the 1980s, most neocons had become Republicans, finding in President Ronald Reagan an avenue for their aggressive approach of confronting the Soviet Union with bold rhetoric and steep hikes in military spending. After the Soviet Union's fall, the neocons decried what they saw as American complacency. In the 1990s, they warned of the dangers of reducing both America's defense spending and its role in the world.

Unlike their predecessors, most younger neocons never experienced being left of center. They've always been "Reagan" Republicans.


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Answer 3

The term was originally coined to describe Jews who were Democrats, who got some smarts and became neo-cons or newly conservative.
People often use the term incorrectly, presumably because they are too lazy or dumb to type out the word conservative.

Answer 4

I think it's one of several Democratic "slang" for Republican. I believe they are trying to pass it off as an insult. It just proves that people can only argue by name calling rather than trying to make a valid point or argument.

Answer 5

Just a made up name

Answer 6

Actually, they are a bizarre figment of fevered liberal brains.