Are you a neoconservative? Take this quiz to find out.

Christian Science Monitor ^ | 2004 | Christian Science Monitor

[Eighth Square]

Got it!

[PA Engineer]

Realist

[luckystarmom]

I'm a realist also.

[HangFire]

yep

[lainde]

bttt

[lainde]

Interesting quiz....Guess I'm doomed!

[Aracelis]

Hmmm...Neocon. Teddy, Ron, and my Grandpa would we proud.

[Aracelis]

Bush waited six minutes to react. Clinton waited eight years to react

Actually, we need to ask Monica about this... :)

[TaxRelief]

It claims that I am a neocon.

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"The neocons are 'liberals mugged by reality.'" , according to Irving Kristol, one of the movements leaders. (1976)

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"When Buchananites toss around 'neoconservative' -- and cite names like Wolfowitz and Cohen -- it sometimes sounds as if what they really mean is 'Jewish conservative.' This is a malicious slur on two levels. First, many of the leading neocons aren't Jewish; Jeane Kirkpatrick, Bill Bennett, Father John Neuhaus and Michael Novak aren't exactly menorah lighters. Second, support for Israel -- a key tenet of neoconservatism -- is hardly confined to Jews; its strongest constituency in America happens to be among evangelical Christians." -Max Boot, Wall Street Journal; December 30, 2002

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Word IQ: Detailed history of term "Neocon"

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"[If] you read the Middle Eastern press, [neoconservatism] seems to be a euphemism for some kind of nefarious Zionist conspiracy. But I think that, in my view it's very important to approach these crucial issues not from a doctrinal point of view. I think almost every case I know is different. Indonesia is different from the Philippines. Iraq is different from Indonesia. I think there are certain principles that I believe are American principles -- both realism and idealism. I guess I'd like to call myself a democratic realist. I don't know if that makes me a neo-conservative or not." -Paul Wolfowitz

[ought-six]

I took the quiz. It says I am a neoconservative like Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Wow, two of my favorite presidents. I am proud to be with them.

[Sybeck1]

Neo-con here!

[TaxRelief]

Public figures most often referred to as neoconservatives include:

Elliott Abrams
Daniel Bell
William Bennett
Conrad Black
Max Boot
Jeb Bush
Linda Chavez
Dick Cheney
Midge Decter
Douglas Feith
Steve Forbes
David Frum
Francis Fukuyama
Nathan Glazer
Gertrude Himmelfarb
David Horowitz
Samuel P. Huntington
Michael Johns
Robert Kagan
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Irving Kristol
William Kristol
Richard Perle
John Podhoretz
Norman Podhoretz
Peter Rodman
Stephen Schwartz
Max Shachtman
Leo Strauss
Paul Wolfowitz
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Neoconservative institutions and publications

American Enterprise Institute
Bradley Foundation
Commentary
Front Page Magazine
Heritage Foundation
Jamestown Institute
John M. Olin Foundation
Project for the New American Century
Public Interest
Smith Richardson Foundation
Washington Times
Weekly Standard

[Robert Drobot]

The tag I've received after taking this test is that of a 'Realist'. So there you have it.

[TaxRelief]

Link corrections:
Neoconservative institutions and publications

American Enterprise Institute
Bradley Foundation
Commentary
Front Page Magazine
Heritage Foundation
Jamestown Institute
John M. Olin Foundation
Project for the New American Century
Public Interest
Smith Richardson Foundation
Washington Times
Weekly Standard

[laotzu]

A house divided can not stand

True. Sadly, the division has been made, and is deep.

Despite the demands, & trends, of the recently arrived neo-cons, I will not abandon conservative principle for the pragmatism of socialism.

Perhaps it is their desire to divide our house. They are doing an excellent job.

[showme_the_Glory]

Neocon..... YES!!! I passed.

[AnnaZ]

yep

Nope.

[YCTHouston]

I really thought I was a realist, but according to this I'm a Neo. Does that mean I get to join the international new empire cabal and learn the secret handshake?

[Remember_Salamis]

You Forgot John Bolton, Undersecretary for Arms Control.

[EveningStar]

Realist.