Neocon thinking

[detroitguy]

I put together some links about neoconservatism for a friend. I thought I'd share them here, too. In most cases, I picked sources where the neocons speak for themselves (which is pretty scary):

An analysis from the Philadelphia Enquirer:http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/special_packages/sunday_review/5778521.htm


Irving Kristol defines the “Neoconservative Persuasion”:http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/000tzmlw.asp

An article from 1996 by a leading by two leading neocons: William Kristol (son of Irving Kristol) and Robert Kagan:
“What should that role be? Benevolent global hegemony. Having defeated the "evil empire," the United States enjoys strategic and ideological predominance. The first objective of U.S. foreign policy should be to preserve and enhance that predominance by strengthening America's security, supporting its friends, advancing its interests, and standing up for its principles around the world.”http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=276

A recent article from Kagan about Bush’s inaugural address (It deals with the neocon idea that we can and should “spread democracy” around the world):
``His goals are now the antithesis of conservatism. They are revolutionary.”http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=16429

About the Project for the New American Century (the leading necon think-tank):
Their Web site: http://www.newamericancentury.org/
From the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/3032147

[ananda]

1. ???

Isn't "neocon thinking" an oxymoron?

Or is it oxy-moran?

lol

Sue

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Thanks...it's always nice to have them all in one place

There is a great thread on Leo Strauss somewhere in the archives and I am banking on someone on this thread adding it


I will look and see if I have it in my bookmarks later today.

[applegrove]

3. Here is another great Neocon read: shows the fallacies inherant in theory

There is this on THE INVENTOR OF MODERN CONSERVATISM: Disraeli

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/198cdapm.asp

It actually shows how little of the neocon 'agenda' is actually their own thinking. It also explains the desperation they have in making Fascism a 'leftist thing' that it has nothing to do with 'patriotism' or 'pride' but only with 'shame'. (yeah - a sociopath like Hitler will use shame, along with pride, envy, xenophobia, racism, bias, hatred, sadism, regression, stupidity, etc. etc. and all the other "baser emotions adults try and get over" to his own ends) So to try and steal "pride" from fascism and make it only a conservative thing (and a good one no less) is juvenile, intellectually dishonest and pathetic: in other words it is something a sociopath would do.