Comments on: Bootboy: Liberal Bullies http://bonhom.ie/2008/08/bootboy-liberal-bullies Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dermod http://bonhom.ie/2008/08/bootboy-liberal-bullies#comment-684 Dermod Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:33:25 +0000 http://bonhom.ie/2008/08/bootboy-liberal-bullies.html#comment-684 I take your point - I might have simply said "conservatives" and be done with it, or said "neo-cons and their ilk". I was trying to highlight the particular American flavour of the demonization of liberalism, that seems to have spread to Europe. To those of us outside the US, the neo-cons seem to have punched above their weight, because the most repugnant aspects of neo-conservatism are to do with foreign policy, and how they treated the pinko liberals who believe in the United Nations, etc etc. The way I understand it is here, from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2907115.stm and an American definition is here: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/000tzmlw.asp?pg=1 I take your point – I might have simply said “conservatives” and be done with it, or said “neo-cons and their ilk”.

I was trying to highlight the particular American flavour of the demonization of liberalism, that seems to have spread to Europe. To those of us outside the US, the neo-cons seem to have punched above their weight, because the most repugnant aspects of neo-conservatism are to do with foreign policy, and how they treated the pinko liberals who believe in the United Nations, etc etc.

The way I understand it is here, from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2907115.stm

and an American definition is here: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/000tzmlw.asp?pg=1

]]> By: Dave http://bonhom.ie/2008/08/bootboy-liberal-bullies#comment-683 Dave Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:10:10 +0000 http://bonhom.ie/2008/08/bootboy-liberal-bullies.html#comment-683 A neo-conservative (neo-con) is a former leftist now involved in conservative politics. I don't understand your use of the term here. A neo-conservative (neo-con) is a former leftist now involved in conservative politics.

I don’t understand your use of the term here.

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