How do conservatives feel about neo conservatives and vise versa?

Answer 1

I consider myself to be a "real" conservative. Somebody who...

... believes in small government
... believes in personal responsibility
... believes that religion has a central role to play in life
... considers illegal immigration, universal healthcare and the ACLU to be among the greatest threats to the American Way since Hitler.

and I feel that the current administration hasn't a true conservative in the lot.

Answer 2

Harry D is a good example above me of a Neo Con...has no clue what he's talking about, dumb as a box of rocks, never researches, never reads, etc.

There is such a thing as Traditional Conservatism and the Republican party has certainly lost it's way.
Not that the Fake left right duopoly system in our government makes any difference because they are all NWO agents.

I think neocons are dumb, easily lead, easily conditioned and susceptible to brainwashing, they tend to like liars who talk a good talk but how they walk makes no difference, they like to wear their religion/patriotism on their sleeve but in fact they are as phony as the sky is blue.

Ron Paul 08
Our last hope to save this country's sovereignty and Constitution.

Answer 3

i do not opt for my acquaintances on the concept of political association and that i do not imagine maximum persons do. i imagine each human being is a lot extra in all probability to argue about politics and get mad on line than in authentic existence. In authentic existence, i'm able to have a political communicate with conservatives because they %. up that i'm no longer a knee jerk liberal yet in reality percentage a number of their concerns and take what they say heavily. yet for some reason, on line i'm able to't seem to attempt this.

Answer 4

conserving what???? the term means the conservatives are trying to conserve the past and neo conservatives are trying to preserve the status quo...they are opposed by what they r

Answer 5

This is a fabulous question, but I doubt there will be many quality answers!

i.e.... Neo-Conservatism is NOT liberalism in disguise. (Likewise, it is similarly unfair to describe it as Conservatism in disguise.)

It is it's own ideology. Of course, it reflects certain elements of both liberalism (government expansion) and conservatism ("family values") but the primary objective of the Neo-Con philosophy is: "the people need control, and we are the ones who know what is best for them."

Let's examine the definition, shall we?

"Neoconservatism is the political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of social liberalism and the New Left counter-culture of the 1960s. It was formulated in the 1950s, achieved its first victory in Barry Goldwater's nomination as the Republican presidential candidate in 1964,[1][2] and coalesced in the 1970s.

It influenced the Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and the George W. Bush presidential administrations, representing a re-alignment in American politics, and the defection of "an important and highly articulate group of liberals to the other side."[3] One accomplishment was "to make criticism from the Right acceptable in the intellectual, artistic, and journalistic circles where conservatives had long been regarded with suspicion."[3] "

Neo-Con policies:

"Irving Kristol, the "god-father" and one of the founders of neoconservatism, stated five basic policies of neoconservatism that distinguish it from other "movements" or "persuasions"[9]. These policies, he claimed, "result in popular Republican presidencies":

1. Taxes and Federal Budget: "Cutting tax rates in order to stimulate steady economic growth. This policy was not invented by neocons, and it was not the particularities of tax cuts that interested them, but rather the steady focus on economic growth." In Kristol's view, neocons are and should be less concerned about balancing fiscal budgets than traditional conservatives: "One sometimes must shoulder budgetary deficits as the cost (temporary, one hopes) of pursuing economic growth."[9]

2. Size of Government: Kristol distinguishes between Neoconservatives and the call of traditional conservatives for smaller government. "Neocons do not feel ... alarm or anxiety about the growth of the state in the past century, seeing it as natural, indeed inevitable."[9]

3. Traditional Moral Values: "The steady decline in our democratic culture, sinking to new levels of vulgarity, does unite neocons with traditional conservatives". Here Kristol distinguishes between traditional conservatives and libertarian conservatives. He cites the shared interest of Neocons and Religious Conservates in using the government to enforce morality: "Since the Republican party now has a substantial base among the religious, this gives neocons a certain influence and even power."[9]

4. Expansionist Foreign Policy: "Statesmen should ... distinguish friends from enemies." And according to Kristol, "with power come responsibilities ... if you have the kind of power we now have, either you will find opportunities to use it, or the world will discover them for you."[9]

5. National Interest: "the United States of today, inevitably ... [will] feel obliged to defend ... a democratic nation under attack from nondemocratic forces ...that is why it was in our national interest to come to the defense of France and Britain in World War II ... that is why we feel it necessary to defend Israel today."[9]"

Answer 6

How do cows at Cattle Farms feel about farmers who constantly milk them?

Christian conservatives = Milk Cows

Neocons = Farmers

Answer 7

Neo schmeo. You're either a conservative or you're not. There are no sub-categories of conservatism.

Answer 8

Depends on how you define conservatism. I view myself as a conservative with definite libertarian leanings, and neoconservatism is nothing more than liberalism in disguise.

Answer 9

I'm a republican and I consider neocons to be a completely different party and they should pick their OWN name and not call themselves republicans.

Answer 10

I don't think we are sure what the hell you are talking about. It is a term made up by some journalist that means nothing.