Why do people misuse neo-con? ?

Question

Sort of like when they got carried away with disenfranchised a few years ago. They don't sound very intelligent.

Let's clear these 2 up for you.

Neocon: Neoconservatism was a political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the social liberalism, moral relativism, and New Left counterculture of the 1960s. It influenced the presidential administrations of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, representing a realignment in American politics, and the transition of some liberals to the right of the political spectrum; hence the term, which refers to being 'new' conservatives.

The term neoconservative was originally used as a criticism against liberals who had "moved to the right". Michael Harrington, a democratic socialist, coined the usage of neoconservative in a 1973 Dissent magazine article concerning welfare policy. According to E. J. Dionne, the nascent neoconservatives were driven by "the notion that liberalism" had failed and "no longer knew what it was talking about."

Disenfranchised: deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote.

Answer 1

As many have already pointed out, your use of the term could very well be deemed incomplete.  

Neocons, in some South American countries, are referred to as neoliberals and have been for decades.  The neocon movement is something out of the Chicago School of Economics and has some roots with Milton Friedman.  

Some people I would refer to as neocons would be General Pinochet, Reagan, Thatcher, Bush Jr. and Sr., and now apparently McCain is embracing their economic philosophy.

Just so we're on the same page, when I say neocon I am referring to the economic philosophy of wealth being centralized by the few.

Answer 2

because the neo n***s are insulted if you called them that and  compare them to those super fascist.

Answer 3

neocon means maricon

Answer 4

While your definition of the origins of this political movement is fair and accurate, the definition has moved across time.

And, considering that many of the people in the current White House administration are Nixon era leftovers (and sore losers), the current use of the term neo-con is poetic and remains accurate.

I prefer the more general term reactionaries myself. Fits them to a tee.

Answer 5

Half true. Neo-con is currently used to represent republicans that don't support the old conservative values. These sort of terms tend to evolve. And that's not the only definition of disenfranchised. The rest of the Marriam-Webster definition is: to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity. Next time don't cherry pick or plagiarize.

Answer 6

If you take a couple more political science classes, instead of just skipping straight to issuing yourself a PhD., you would realize your description of NEOCON is actually only one instance in which it was used. The term has been used to describe alternative conservative movements that have emerged several times within the mainstream conservative movement. It now is used to refer to the new right or extreme right that claims to be conservative but thinks big government is inevitable and important to restoring traditional moral values.

The term is also used to refer to Nixonians.

And while we are in the presence of a political science genius, maybe now is the time to point out that the "demon lib" that you hear about on talk radio, is actually a neo-liberal not actually the mainstream liberal movement as talk-radio and the extreme right portrays.

Answer 7

  The problem is many republicans call themselves conservatives but are not.  Ron Paul is the only true conservative but the republican party doesn't like him.  A conservative would balance the budget, less government, less taxation, freedom in all areas.  That is not how Bush runs the US.

Answer 8

The wikipedia article that you took that from even describes the shift of the new meaning.  Learn to read an entire article before you act like you understand it.  It will save you the embarrassment.  (Unfortunately not this time.)

Answer 9

because it sounds like a bug spray

Answer 10

I use the term neo-con correctly. I read an interesting article that explained to me what a neo-con was since I saw it so frequently hear. Bush is a neo-con. He's not a traditional conservative that favors small government and less spending. He's the exact opposite of that. I'm confused as to why Republicans,who claim to be Conservatives,support a neo-con like Bush. I guess they're only Conservative socially

This article is the one I was talking about

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbur...