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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 07:16 PM
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26. They're not quite dead yet and their most pernicious idea is absolutism.
Edited on Fri Dec-29-06 07:18 PM by BlueIris
That absolutism is a valid form of government, or a way to approach any philosophy of civilization and/or government. It appeals to those who are not just lazy, but who live in fear of shame and rejection by others for any reason--like expressing individuality, or independent thought (read: most Americans).
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  -Are Neocons Finished and What Is Their Most Pernicious Idea? Cary  Dec-29-06 10:10 AM   #0 
  - ..  KKKarl is an idiot   Dec-29-06 10:16 AM   #1 
  - Their most Pernicious Idea  fasttense   Dec-29-06 10:19 AM   #2 
  - has someone got a decent definition of what a "neocon" is?  hijinx87   Dec-29-06 10:20 AM   #3 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Dec-29-06 10:21 AM   #4 
  - slippery term, ain't it?  hijinx87   Dec-29-06 10:26 AM   #7 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Dec-29-06 10:31 AM   #10 
     - ah, I see the problem.  hijinx87   Dec-29-06 10:34 AM   #12 
  - Toodles!  Kerrytravelers   Dec-29-06 11:06 AM   #17 
     - wow. I am "bracketed" by someone that is no longer with us.  hijinx87   Dec-29-06 05:06 PM   #25 
        - Death is all around you!  Kerrytravelers   Dec-30-06 10:53 PM   #27 
  - I think that they are united by their hatred for "Liberalism"  Cary   Dec-29-06 10:25 AM   #6 
  - I think this is one of those terms that has had the meaning knocked out of it  hijinx87   Dec-29-06 10:30 AM   #9 
     - Allegedly the first neoconservatives were liberals.  Cary   Dec-29-06 11:01 AM   #16 
  - A neocon is a form of conservative who seems to enjoy war, bloodshed and slaughter  Kerrytravelers   Dec-29-06 10:33 AM   #11 
  - so, how are they different from "plain" conservatives?  hijinx87   Dec-31-06 01:47 PM   #30 
  - A new political con-artist as opposed to the old political con-artists  havocmom   Dec-29-06 10:44 AM   #15 
  - The BBC's "The Power of Nightmares"  LouisianaLiberal   Dec-29-06 11:10 AM   #18 
     - Thanks!!  hijinx87   Dec-29-06 11:15 AM   #19 
     - You're right.  LouisianaLiberal   Dec-29-06 11:23 AM   #21 
     - This is a great series.  Cary   Dec-29-06 11:18 AM   #20 
        - The ideological parallels are astonishing.  LouisianaLiberal   Dec-29-06 11:32 AM   #22 
  - Newt taught them the propaganda basics of Joseph Goebbels:  havocmom   Dec-29-06 10:25 AM   #5 
  - I have my own very strong opinion of this subject -  sparosnare   Dec-29-06 10:29 AM   #8 
  - The neocons managed to be part of a coalition.  Cary   Dec-29-06 02:07 PM   #24 
  - No. Sadly the are not.  MUAD_DIB   Dec-29-06 10:36 AM   #13 
  - Free markets are  undergroundpanther   Dec-29-06 10:41 AM   #14 
  - There was a post a few weeks ago about how neocons wanted people  applegrove   Dec-29-06 11:48 AM   #23 
  - They're not quite dead yet and their most pernicious idea is absolutism.  BlueIris   Dec-29-06 07:16 PM   #26 
  - They're hoping for escalation. Asssassinating Saddam on a high holy day  leesa   Dec-31-06 09:27 AM   #28 
     - For Now...  Bullet1987   Dec-31-06 01:45 PM   #29 
 

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