"New" relative to what? The history of liberal and conservative thought since the 18th Century is an inventory of the components of present day right wing thought. And anyway, hasn't the term neoconservative been used in the US since the 1980s, if not longer?
regards,
Grant.
Michael Pollak wrote:
> 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.
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