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neoconservative - defined

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JoseyWales [OP]

2004-04-14 03:21 | User Profile

[url]http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=neoconservative&x=0&y=0[/url] Main Entry: neo·con·ser·va·tive Pronunciation: -k&n-'s&r-v&-tiv Function: noun : a former liberal espousing political conservatism - neo·con·ser·va·tism /-v&-"ti-z&m/ noun - neoconservative adjective

Fernando Wood

2004-04-14 03:40 | User Profile

Neoconservatives aren't former liberals, but Cold War liberals operating under a new name. The views espoused by Kristol & Co. are those of mainstream liberalism, circa 1945-1965 (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.'s "Vital Center"). In foreign policy: interventionist. In domestic policy: integrationist.