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  1. HUMPHRIES

    HUMPHRIESGenius_badge said, 11 months ago

    Why is “Neo-” used if they’vebeen around for centuries ?

  2. Tukla Ratte

    Tukla Ratte said, 11 months ago

    Because it sounds better than the more accurate “neo-imperialists”.

  3. longtimecomicsfan

    longtimecomicsfan said, 11 months ago

    They’re “NEO-CONS” because they used to be a bunch of Liberals before they went ultra-conservative…

  4. DALLASDAN

    DALLASDAN said, 11 months ago

    The neo whatevers would love to turn back the clock to the “good old days” of Dickensian London.

  5. foxglove16

    foxglove16Genius_badge said, 11 months ago

    No they weren’t liberals, they use Neo-con because they are billing themselves as the New conservatives. The “Project for a New American Century” was their jumping off point. This is the document, by the way, that says a big terrorist attack would be a good thing because it would give them the environment to invade middle eastern countries to secure their oil under American Control. Sound familiar?

  6. chromosome

    chromosomeGenius_badge said, 11 months ago

    Right on, Tony!

  7. Corosive Frog

    Corosive Frog said, 11 months ago

    The popular joke around here is that in french, “un con” means “an idiot”. (I’m not making this up! Got an english-french dictionary?)

  8. lalas

    lalas said, 11 months ago

    Fox – PNAC is the group. Rebuilding America’s Defenses was the document. All PNAC members were chickenhawks and all total f*cking idiots.

  9. Corosive Frog

    Corosive Frog said, 11 months ago

    PNAC reused the old philosophy of all former powers just before they took a nosedive; “Our success are the proof that we have God in our pocket. It’s our destiny to rule the World and every other nation’s destiny is to shut up and follow us.”

    That was the british empire’s thought, the USSR’s, the Nazi’s and we all know how it ended. Somehow, someone managed to be stupid enough to think that even if the Nazis, the Russians and the British had it wrong, America could adopt the same philosophy without facing the same consequences.

    The idea that our nation (whatever nation it is) is destined to rule the world is a seductive one but it’s always been wrong and will always be.

  10. longtimecomicsfan

    longtimecomicsfan said, 11 months ago

    foxglove16: gee, somebody ought to tell that to the Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/neocon/neocon101.html OR, you could just google “neocons”

  11. NoFearPup

    NoFearPupGenius_badge said, 11 months ago

    longtimeCF is right…

    http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Neocon http://www.lewrockwell.com/dmccarthy/dmccarthy14.html
    “Neoconservative – A “neocon” is more inclined than other conservatives toward vigorous government in the service of the goals of traditional morality and pro-business policies. Tends to favor a very strong foreign policy of America as well.”
    It’s a clever out for “Rockefeller” republicans to explain why they really cant seal the deal on bringing conservatism’s main goals to fruition, and also allowed them to sweet talk their moderate and evangelical bases.

  12. charliekane

    charliekane said, 11 months ago

    Meanwhile, back at the cartoon:

    God bless us, Tony Auth!