“Yes, it’s easy to falsely accuse people of being neocons, but it’s also easy for people who go along with the neocon program to deny being neocons.”
By definition, if one subscribes to capitalism, and approves of intervention, one is a “neocon.” And intervention is situational, such that one can be a “neocon” on Monday and not one on Tuesday; but back to being one on Wednesday; etc. Thus, the term is meaningless. Just as the label “racist” is meaningless, because it applies to EVERYONE at one time or another, and to one degree or another.
Earlier terms like “interventionist,” “internationalist,” and “isolationism” were similarly imprecise, everybody recognizes that there are some situations where one has to intervene.
“Capitalist,” “socialist,” and “Marxist” are likewise imprecise terms. Pelosi says she’s a capitalist, and her husband certainly is, but some people call her a socialist or a Marxist.
We are involved with the rest of the world and can’t avoid that, but some interventions go too far and are unwise. Neocons supported most of those, so the term, though overused, still has meaning and is appropriate in many cases.