Neoconservatism
Overview
Neoconservatism in the United States is a branch of American conservatism. Since 2001, neoconservatism has been associated with democracy promotion
, that is with assisting movements for democracy
, in some cases by economic sanctions or military action.
In contemporary usage, the term "neoconservative" was used from 1973 to criticize American liberals and social democrats who had criticized the ambitions and outcomes of the Great Society
's welfare programs. Although neoconservatives favor free-market policies in economics, they accept a role for the national government in fighting poverty and promoting the public good, like traditional conservatives in Europe and Canada and unlike most American conservatives, influenced by libertarian
traditions.
Democracy promotion
Democracy promotion, which can also be referred to as democracy assistance, or democracy building, is a strand of foreign policy adopted by governments and international organizations that seek to support the spread of democracy as a political system around the world.-Introduction:The precise...
, that is with assisting movements for democracy
Democratization
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime. It may be the transition from an authoritarian regime to a full democracy, a transition from an authoritarian political system to a semi-democracy or transition from a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic...
, in some cases by economic sanctions or military action.
In contemporary usage, the term "neoconservative" was used from 1973 to criticize American liberals and social democrats who had criticized the ambitions and outcomes of the Great Society
Great Society
The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States promoted by President Lyndon B. Johnson and fellow Democrats in Congress in the 1960s. Two main goals of the Great Society social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice...
's welfare programs. Although neoconservatives favor free-market policies in economics, they accept a role for the national government in fighting poverty and promoting the public good, like traditional conservatives in Europe and Canada and unlike most American conservatives, influenced by libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
traditions.
Quotations
"Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon and evil as Hell."
— Edward Abbey
"...a W:classical liberalism|liberal who has been mugged by reality."
Irving Kristol
"[N]eo-conservatism is a quintessentially Jewish project: a re-sanctification in everyday life of the core values of western civilisation, and the achievement of human potential through virtuous practice."
— Britain|British journalism|journalist Melanie Phillips.
"reinvigorated old white men"
—quote in Crossing the Rubicon, Michael C. Ruppert, p. 285
Why is it the Mongols of this world always tell us they're defending us against the Mongols?
Edward Whittemore, Nile Shadows (1983)
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