Neo-conservatism

Cards (16)

  • What do they see the duty of USA to be?
    To bring systems of USA to the world - democracy and free markets
  • Neo cons Presidents
    Ronald Reagan and the two Bushes
  • Emerged as a reaction in to progressive social values and welfarist policies of American post war governments
  • Opposed affirmative action and state funded campaigns designed to help underprivileged groups
  • Opposition to big government
    Want minimal state intervention. Dont want government to put through welfare reforms
  • Defence of natural economic inequality for different social groups

    Women and black are naturally inequal
  • Family as the independent economic unit

    Father earns for the family
  • Anti-permissive society

    Lifestyles like : being gay , too sexual , too free shouldn't happen
  • Support for strong government
    Want government to support military and want America to look strong in the world
  • Nationalist and aggressively pro-democracy
  • Both neo libs and neo cons are fiscally in favour of free trade and pro business . both loathe high spending taxation
  • Critical of high level of immigration
  • Trump pledged to build a wall to prevent illegal immigration across Mexican borders
  • Hillary Clinton argued for America's military and political involvement in the Middle East
  • American exceptionalism and power
  • a strong military to combat anti-democratic regimes