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Originally Posted by peter12
Well to be honest, I agree. The ultra-competitive mantra of the neo-cons gets frustrating at times. Don't get me wrong, our self interest and competition make the world go round, but I like to think as Rousseau did, that we all have strong secondary compassion for our fellow humans.
Neo-cons... hmm, they get a bad rap though. Same with social conservatives. It just happens their loudest followers happen to be the ones that least follow the social/neo line of thought.
When it boils down to it, real neo-cons are just talking about values and how the welfare state has degraded them. But yeah, this whole attitude of don't trust your neighbour, stab him in teh back is counter productive.
John Locke must roll around in his grave everytime a Bush budget comes out.
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Umm, Conservatives are technically supposed to be to the right of Neo Cons. Neo Cons are disenchanted or realist liberals. The application of the term to the latest Bush Administration is an erronous one that's been popularized. Neo Cons were originally liberals who saw the benefits of the welfare state and big government but were steadfastly against the threat of the Soviets and so embarked on more aggressive foreign policy. It's been misused in recent years and the term lacks any real definition anymore.