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 Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:33 pm Post subject: How to be a NeoCon |
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How to be a Neo-con
by Rep. Ron Paul
Here is a brief summary of the general understanding of what neocons
believe:
1. They agree with Trotsky on permanent revolution, violent as well as
intellectual.
2. They are for redrawing the map of the Middle East and are willing
to use force to do so.
3. They believe in preemptive war to achieve desired ends.
4. They accept the notion that the ends justify the means - that
hard-ball politics is a moral necessity.
5. They express no opposition to the welfare state.
6. They are not bashful about an American empire; instead they
strongly endorse it.
7. They believe lying is necessary for the state to survive.
8. They believe a powerful federal government is a benefit.
9. They believe pertinent facts about how a society should be run
should be held by the elite and withheld from those who do not have the
courage to deal with it.
10. They believe neutrality in foreign affairs is ill-advised.
11. They hold Leo Strauss in high esteem.
12. They believe in imperialism, if progressive in nature, is
appropriate.
13. The believe in using American might to force American ideals on
others is acceptable. Force should not be limited to the defense of our
country.
14. 9-11 resulted from the lack of foreign entanglements, not from too
many.
15. They dislike and despise libertarians (therefore, the same applies
to all strict constitutionalists.)
16. They endorse attacks on civil liberties, such as those found in
the Patriot Act, as being necessary.
17. They unconditionally support Israel and have a close alliance with
the Likud Party.
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