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I think the term should be reserved for male members of the Bush oligarchy. (I just thought that beared(?) repeating)
For a really in depth exploration of the term neoconservative see Wikipedia’s entry. For me, I guess the main differences between a neocon and a true conservative have to do with the neocon’s taste for military adventurism as a means of promoting democracy globally, and the neocon’s willingness to support increased taxation to further those ends.
According to Marriam-Webster’s online dictionary neoconservative means:
1 : a former liberal espousing political conservatism
2 : a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of democracy and United States national interest in international affairs including through military means
According to yourdictionary.com neoconservative means:
adjective
designating or of an intellectual, political movement that evolved in the late 1970s in reaction to liberal and leftist thought, advocating individualism (senses & ), traditional moral standards, anti-Communist foreign policy, etc.
noun
a neoconservative person
But, according to the in depth Wikipedia entry it goes back further. It’s an interesting read, but I’m not sure if I c/ped it here people would bother reading it, so I’ll leave it to you to go there to read. If anyone would like, I can certainly c/p it here though? Wikipedia entries do fluctuate from time to time.
--Xer
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