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| | A '''neoconservative''' (colloquially, '''''neocon''''') in American politics is someone presented as a "[[conservative]]" but who actually favors [[big government]], [[globalism]], interventionism, [[perpetual war]], [[police state]], [[gun control]], and a hostility to [[Religion and U.S. Government|religion in politics and government]]. The [[liberal]]-promoted [[British]] rock band [[Rolling Stones]] released a vulgar song in 2005 criticizing neocons, entitled ''Sweet Neo Con'', in which the clueless Brits falsely confuse neocons with [[Christian]] [[conservative]]s.<ref>https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rollingstones/sweetneocon.html</ref> | | A '''neoconservative''' (colloquially, '''''neocon''''') in American politics is someone presented as a "[[conservative]]" but who actually favors [[big government]], [[globalism]], interventionism, [[perpetual war]], [[police state]], [[gun control]], and a hostility to [[Religion and U.S. Government|religion in politics and government]]. The [[liberal]]-promoted [[British]] rock band [[Rolling Stones]] released a vulgar song in 2005 criticizing neocons, entitled ''Sweet Neo Con'', in which the clueless Brits falsely confuse neocons with [[Christian]] [[conservative]]s.<ref>https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rollingstones/sweetneocon.html</ref> |
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| − | "Neoconservative" means "newly conservative," and thus previously self-interested or [[liberal]]. A neocon is typically pro-[[Deep State]] and a [[RINO Backer]], and like [[RINO]]s, does not accept most of the important principles in the [[Republican Party]] platform. Neocons do not emphasize putting [[America First|America first]]. Neocons support attacking and even overthrowing foreign governments, despite how that often results in more persecution of [[Christians]]. Some neocons (like [[Dick Cheney]]) have profited immensely from the [[military-industrial complex]] and their pro-war positions, and his daughter Rep. [[Liz Cheney]] (R-WY) benefits from that neocon fortune while ranting against [[America First]] leaders like [[Donald Trump]]. Many neocons are [[globalist]]s and support the [[War on Sovereignty]]. [[Fox News]] promotes neocons. | + | "Neoconservative" means "newly conservative," and thus previously self-interested or [[liberal]]. A quip by neocon co-founder Irving Kristol was that a neocon is a '''"liberal mugged by reality"'''. A neocon is typically pro-[[Deep State]] and a [[RINO Backer]], and like [[RINO]]s, does not accept most of the important principles in the [[Republican Party]] platform. Neocons do not emphasize putting [[America First|America first]]. Neocons support attacking and even overthrowing foreign governments, despite how that often results in more persecution of [[Christians]]. Some neocons (like [[Dick Cheney]]) have profited immensely from the [[military-industrial complex]] and their pro-war positions, and his daughter Rep. [[Liz Cheney]] (R-WY) benefits from that neocon fortune while ranting against [[America First]] leaders like [[Donald Trump]]. Many neocons are [[globalist]]s and support the [[War on Sovereignty]]. [[Fox News]] promotes neocons. |
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| | Many neocons focus on the Middle East, often invoking [[Israel]] as a justification for endless war, when in fact, the true central justification is to protect the Saudi regime and the [[petrodollar]]. They also favor arming terrorist organizations such as [[al-Qaeda]] and [[ISIS]] in order to achieve their foreign policy goals. | | Many neocons focus on the Middle East, often invoking [[Israel]] as a justification for endless war, when in fact, the true central justification is to protect the Saudi regime and the [[petrodollar]]. They also favor arming terrorist organizations such as [[al-Qaeda]] and [[ISIS]] in order to achieve their foreign policy goals. |
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| | ==Dual origins== | | ==Dual origins== |
| | [[Image:Kris.gif|thumb|right|Irving Kristol was dubbed by many as "the Godfather" of Neo-conservatism]] | | [[Image:Kris.gif|thumb|right|Irving Kristol was dubbed by many as "the Godfather" of Neo-conservatism]] |
| − | One major strand of Neoconservatism emerged from a group of New York intellectuals, many of whom attended City College of New York in the late 1930s, a group that includes [[Irving Kristol]], Daniel Bell, [[Seymour Martin Lipset]] and Nathan Glazer.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Neoconservative-Revolution-Jewish-Intellectuals-Shaping/dp/0521836565/ref=sr_1_3/102-2076504-6567320?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175142752&sr=8-3 The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish Intellectuals and the Shaping of Public Policy, Murray Friedman, 2005]</ref> Many of this group came to despise the counterculture of the 1960s and what they felt was a growing "[[anti-Americanism]]" among many baby boomers. During the [[Cold War]] era, most vigorously opposed the Stalinist regime.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/magazine/neo.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=4126fa38fefd80de&ex=1298005200 After Neoconservatism, February 19, 2006]</ref> Kristol described a neoconservative as a '''"liberal mugged by reality"'''. | + | One major strand of Neoconservatism emerged from a group of New York intellectuals, many of whom attended City College of New York in the late 1930s, a group that includes [[Irving Kristol]], Daniel Bell, [[Seymour Martin Lipset]] and Nathan Glazer.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Neoconservative-Revolution-Jewish-Intellectuals-Shaping/dp/0521836565/ref=sr_1_3/102-2076504-6567320?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175142752&sr=8-3 The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish Intellectuals and the Shaping of Public Policy, Murray Friedman, 2005]</ref> Many of this group came to despise the counterculture of the 1960s and what they felt was a growing "[[anti-Americanism]]" among many baby boomers. During the [[Cold War]] era, most vigorously opposed the Stalinist regime.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/magazine/neo.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=4126fa38fefd80de&ex=1298005200 After Neoconservatism, February 19, 2006]</ref> |
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| | Paleoconservatives, who dislike Neoconservatism intensely, have argued that it emerged from [[Trotskyite]] theories, especially the notion of permanent revolution. There are four fundamental flaws in the paleoconservatives' attack: most of the neoconservatives were never Trotskyites; none of them ever subscribed to the right-wing Socialism of Max Shachtman; the assertion that neoconservatives subscribe to "inverted Trotskyism" is misleading; and neoconservatives advocate democratic globalism, not permanent revolution.<ref>William F. King, "Neoconservatives and 'Trotskyism'" ''American Communist History'' 2004 3(2): 247-266 online at [[EBSCO]]</ref> | | Paleoconservatives, who dislike Neoconservatism intensely, have argued that it emerged from [[Trotskyite]] theories, especially the notion of permanent revolution. There are four fundamental flaws in the paleoconservatives' attack: most of the neoconservatives were never Trotskyites; none of them ever subscribed to the right-wing Socialism of Max Shachtman; the assertion that neoconservatives subscribe to "inverted Trotskyism" is misleading; and neoconservatives advocate democratic globalism, not permanent revolution.<ref>William F. King, "Neoconservatives and 'Trotskyism'" ''American Communist History'' 2004 3(2): 247-266 online at [[EBSCO]]</ref> |