roots - ACTION - Command Center2024-03-28T15:56:31Zhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/rootsConservative vs. neoconservatism....What's it all about?https://patriotcommandcenter.org/profiles/blogs/conservative-vs-neoconservatism-what-s-it-all-about2014-03-22T05:28:09.000Z2014-03-22T05:28:09.000ZR. Wheelesshttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/RWheeless<div><blockquote><p>In spite of the ease with which the word “conservatism” is thrown about these days, most people who associate with the “conservative” movement are <i>not</i> really conservative at all. In reality, the so-called “conservative” movement is a <i>predominantly</i> (though not exclusively) <i>neo</i>conservative movement.</p><p>Contrary to what some neoconservatives would have us think, “neoconservatism” is not an insult, much less an “anti-Semitic” slur. The word, rather, refers to a distinct intellectual tradition—a point for which some neoconservatives, like its famed “godfather,” Irving Kristol, have argued at length.</p></blockquote><p>Interesting thoughts regarding where the line is drawn on conservatism...<a href="http://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2014/03/22/kristol-neoconservatism-n1811751" target="_blank">read more</a>.....</p></div>