College of Political Knowledge

Subject:  Political Theory/Government/Conservatism

Paper #42

Shall we return to sanity?  The elections are over and now we need to return to reality…….

Neo-conservative or as we call them today, NEOCONS….why?  Apparently we are too damn lazy to say the whole phrase and must shorten it for our personal ease…..

I have come to a point where I am sick of people calling themselves conservatives when they are not really…..they do not believe, for instance, they feel that American society is breaking down because of sexual liberation, multiculturalism, political correctness and a culture of dependency.  Neocons believe that other countries are envious of the democracy in the US….and that it is the US place in history to , basically, thrust democracy on others, willing or not…..G.W. Bush is a good example of neo-conservative thinking….he had a strong conviction to advance American values (whatever those are)….he had a ruthless pursuit of American interests, no matter the course and exploited the politics of fear to justify any and all actions…….

Okay let us look at this more simply…..the “new” NeoCons…the Teabaggers….have many of the same leanings as their predecessors……traditionalism, authoritarianism, social order, traditional values (there is that word again), strong state, these are the things that most of the “newbies” in Washington are yelling about…..it is there way or the highway and that will eliminate any compromise to get the country moving again……social order which will be tested if these people get their way in the next couple of years…..well you get my point here…..

My problem with this whole movement is that hey are incoherent in their policy stands….there seems to be NO ideology or said principles….they have attached themselves to anger to win a position in Washington…that does not bide well for the American people….no matter how angry the electorate is voting from anger in place of knowledge is just plain ignorant and self-defeating……

Gandhi was right when he observed:   “Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.”  Pretty much proves my point….at least in the recent past.