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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Great point.

I just ran to my local DEI-free Tractor Supply here in Middle Tennessee to buy a large placard and paint. I'm putting a sign next to the Tennessee River overpass that reads: "Free Money for Neocons" with an arrow pointing downward.

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Politico Phil's avatar

LOLOL... love it!

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Roger Beal's avatar

Post a photo of that sign here in the comments, plz.

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RunningLogic's avatar

😂😂😂

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

Tell me, someone please...when did the "military/industrial complex" morph into the term "neocons"???

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

I like this explanation from a post by Thomas Gallagher on Quora:

"Conservatism is a political philosophy that values tradition and established practices over social progress and new ideas. This isn't saying it's purely reactionary; anyone who believes recent developments in a particular area were harmful and should be reversed could be considered conservative in that area, e.g "I hate how cellphones have destroyed face-to-face communication!" In the United States, conservatism has traditionally identified with keeping with the spirit of the Founding Fathers; limited government, non-intervention in foreign affairs, a free market, and strong personal liberties.

Conservatism typically switches between parties; depending on the time, the coalitions they build, and the ideas that are popular. Now, Republicans are considered more conservative, but that wasn't always the case.

Neoconservatism (and the older conservatism, now called Paleoconservatism) represent an offshoot of conservative thought that emerged during the Cold War. Since Communism, the antithesis of all conservative ideals, seemed to be rapidly growing in strength during the 50's, many Conservatives began to question the wisdom non-intervention in other countries, a school of thought already badly discredited by World War II. Their brand of "New" Conservatism placed great weight on the strength of the military, the interaction of industry and the government, and a powerful investment in industry and science. As a result, many tenets of Paleoconservatism (older conservatism) were dropped; Government spending vastly increased, personal liberties were tempered with security concerns, and many wars and coups were started in the aim of increasing American power, although a strong moral puritanism remained.

Neoconservatism reached its peak under the administration of George W. Bush, but became deeply unpopular as a result of the Iraq War and the financial meltdown.

So to wrap this up,

Conservatives: Back to Basics (Tea Party)

-limited government

-restrained spending

-moral values

-free market

-smaller military

-strong personal liberties

Paleo-Conservatives: Democracy with a Heavy Dose of Patriotism (Most Republicans now)

-limited government

-restrained spending in theory, often deficit spending

-moral values

-free market

-strong military

-certain liberties emphasized (Strong moralist streak)

Neo-Conservatives: America the Powerful

(Cheney, Bush, Reagan)

-big government

-deficit spending

-moral values

-military-industrial-financial complex (big business)

-strong and very active military

-heavy government surveillance, strong police

Basic overview, enjoy!

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Ryan Gardner's avatar

Excellent. Thx for posting

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

WHEW!!! A "thousand thanks", John Cougar - I'm C & P'ing this and saving it to my C drive!!

PRESS ON!!

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VanLife Views's avatar

Omg yes

Please post a picture (not sure how on Substack)

Our Tractor supply seemed to be a DEI Free zone but it’s in Eastern CA….. they like to be known as part of the Jefferson State.

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SadieJay's avatar

The State of Jefferson gets more than it's share of getting sprayed from the overlords. I see it all the time on my trips back and forth to see my mom in NoCal. "They" are making me pray more, seek God and realize that God wins in the end. Pushing pushing pushing the people to realize our Godly prayers amount to everything against the huge evil that is everywhere we look.

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Paige Green's avatar

😂😂😂

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Great comment. I particularly appreciate the additional perspective. You have offered much to think about and truly consider.

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