Why Do Libs Use "Neocon" Like Its Slander?

Question

If you guys studied the word, you would realize that a Neocon was someone who was liberal, but later rejected the philosophy because of all the inherent flaws. Just like Ronald Reagan did.

'The problem with our liberal friends is that they know so much, about so many things, that just are not so." -Ronald Reagan

Answer 1

Well, you repeating the factoid, wikiapedia, fake definition of Neo-con shows why you don't understand.

Answer 2

Neocons are responsible for the mess we're in in the Middle East. They are a group of people who should be run out of Washington on a rail.

Answer 3

Reagan didn't reject the "flaws" of liberalism.  He merely denounced them publicly and loudly, then did the liberal thing.  Perhaps a better term for Ronny would be lieberal.

Answer 4

See what Ron Paul has to say about Neo-Cons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0N0iqUia...

Answer 5

give it another name.  call it what you want.  Conservatives are no longer what they started out to be.  They have morphed into some kind of multi-headed monster.

since you brought up Reagan, why not include the following:

The firing of the air traffic controllers, winnable nuclear war, recallable nuclear missiles, trees that cause pollution, Elliott Abrams lying to Congress, ketchup as a vegetable, colluding with Guatemalan thugs, pardons for F.B.I. lawbreakers, voodoo economics, budget deficits, toasts to Ferdinand Marcos, public housing cutbacks, redbaiting the nuclear freeze movement, James Watt.

Getting cozy with Argentine fascist generals, tax credits for segregated schools, disinformation campaigns, "homeless by choice," Manuel Noriega, falling wages, the HUD scandal, air raids on Libya, "constructive engagement" with apartheid South Africa, United States Information Agency blacklists of liberal speakers, attacks on OSHA and workplace safety, the invasion of Grenada, assassination manuals, Nancy's astrologer.

Drug tests, lie detector tests, Fawn Hall, female appointees (8 percent), mining harbors, the S&L scandal, 239 dead U.S. troops in Beirut, Al Haig "in control," silence on AIDS, food-stamp reductions, Debategate, White House shredding, Jonas Savimbi, tax cuts for the rich, "mistakes were made."

Michael Deaver's conviction for influence peddling, Lyn Nofziger's conviction for influence peddling, Caspar Weinberger's five-count indictment, Ed Meese ("You don't have many suspects who are innocent of a crime"), Donald Regan (women don't "understand throw-weights"), education cuts, massacres in El Salvador.

"The bombing begins in five minutes," $640 Pentagon toilet seats, African-American judicial appointees (1.9 percent), Reader's Digest, C.I.A.-sponsored car-bombing in Lebanon (more than eighty civilians killed), 200 officials accused of wrongdoing, William Casey, Iran/contra. "Facts are stupid things," three-by-five cards, the MX missile, Bitburg, S.D.I., Robert Bork, naps, Teflon.

Answer 6

Well if necons didn't toss the word liberal like it's an insult...lol

2 way avenue mate

Answer 7

Serious! I get emails from them all the time calling me "neocon!!!" I am not. I am a fiscal conservative, always have been, and proud of it. Call me a conservative any day! It's not insulting!

Liberals should be proud too. When I call them liberals, they have a fit.  

Answer 8

Hate to agree with atheist but some do use liberals as a slur as well. But dems do like to use word games, heck not like they could use Pro-Abortion.

Answer 9

You are a perfect example that people with a little knowledge are often more dangerous than those with none.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconserva...

In a VERY narrow sense ,the neo con movement was the product of a few disillusioned   neo liberals.

The Father of Neo-conservatism was Irving Krystol along with Norman Polhoretze .More recently Irving's son Billy Kristol has taken on a leading role in the movement and among it's most powerful members in the Bush adminstration that championed the Iraqi crime against humanity are/were Paul Wolfowitz   and Pearl.

Now what has all these neo-cons have in common.

They ALL ARE RABID ZIONISTS WITH CLOSE TIES WITH THE FAR RIGHT LIKUD PARTY IN ISRAEL.

These are verifiable FACTS which leaves no option but to believe that the neo-con movement is one that serves first and foremost Israel's interests and not that of the US .  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconserva...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...

Yes liberals relative to conservatives do know much more and you are a perfect example of that reality and I thank you for proving the maxim.

Answer 10

Um...what about that word "Lib" in your question?

Answer 11

i agree 100%.. if anyone thinks the libs aren't the smartest, just ask them

Answer 12

It's all they have...like McCain owning a bunch of houses...OMG!!! so what, at least he didn't get them from Resko, under the table.