> I just wanted to point out, as an aside, that "neoconservative" is a
> term rarely used outside North America.
We Americans used to say the same thing in reverse about "neoliberalism" 10 years ago. And then things changed.
Personally I think that, as a term, "neoconservative" has a compelling linguistic logic. Because it's not a movement about conserving anything. It's a movement for huge reactionary change. Neo and con capture both sides perfectly. It's new and it's bad.
Michael