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Former Republican Congressman Ron Paul (now a Libertarian politician) has been a longtime critic of neoconservativism as an attack on freedom and the Constitution, including an extensive speech on the House floor addressing neoconservative beginnings and how neoconservatism is neither new nor conservative.
Kristol remarked that "one can say that the historical task and political purpose of neoconservatism would seem to be this: to convert the Republican party, and American Conservatism in general, against their respective wills, into a new kind of Conservative politics suitable to governing a modern democracy." [5]
As a related ideology, classical social democracy is a form of democratic socialism. [195] Social democracy underwent various major forms throughout its history and is distinguished between the early trend [196] that supported revolutionary socialism, [197] mainly related to Marx and Engels, [198] as well as other notable social-democratic ...
Seeking a more positive definition, the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, defines conservatism as "the political philosophy that sovereignty resides in the person.
In 1992, Rothbard declared that "with Pat Buchanan as our leader, we shall break the clock of social democracy". [12] The Rockwell and Rothbard intention with this alliance was to rebirth an anti-war and anti-welfare right-wing and to fight the neoconservative leadership of the Republican Party in the context of the end of Cold War. [3]
In the mid-1960s the GOP debates race and civil rights intensely. Republican liberals, led by Nelson Rockefeller, argue for a strong federal role because it was morally right and politically advantageous. Conservatives call for a more limited federal presence and discount the possibility of significant black voter support.
Despite claims that President-elect Donald Trump is a fascist, he does not fit the historical definition of the term, as he has not implemented institutional censorship or suppression of ...
Republican leadership in the House has rejected the congressional Jan. 6 investigation as a partisan spectacle; neither of the two Republicans on the panel, Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Liz ...