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
Tell me, someone please...when did the "military/industrial complex" morph into the term "neocons"???
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!
Excellent. Thx for posting
WHEW!!! A "thousand thanks", John Cougar - I'm C & P'ing this and saving it to my C drive!!
PRESS ON!!