Why are they called Conservative

[TimeTraveler]

What does the prefix 'Neo' indicate?

 

As Douglas said, neo means new. Most of the neocons have studied the teachings of Leo Strauss, the originator of the (in my opinion) psychotic neocon ideology.

 

Here are some articles about Neo-Conservatism and Leo Strauss teachings

 

http://reason.com/rb/rb101701.shtml

 

http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/johnson/johnson3.html

 

http://hometown.aol.com/sincere33/PNACNSSUSA.html

[atinymonkey]

Ah. Zealots. I see.

 

Thanks.

[Pangloss]

For some reason the discussion about neo-cons seems to have split into two threads. You might want to check this out, Tiny:

 

http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?p=144062#post144062