Reply #8: It is about seperating method from ideal. [View All]

[K-W]

The heart of communism is the communist ideal. A beautiful hypothetical society. The heart of neo-conservatism is the neo-con ideal a much less beatuful hypothetical society.

The parrallels come not in the ideals, which couldnt be more different, but in the methodology. In both cases, capitalism-communism, Iraqi society - weird neo-con ideal, you are talking about making massive changes in the foundation of the society. Both communists and neo-cons want to change the world.

Communists have spent alot of time thinking about ways to change the world, so it only makes sense that those wanting to change it in other ways would borrow from communist thinkers. Neo-cons clearly never were communists. Trostkyites, not communists. They liked being in a movement, so they forgered thier own totally non-sensical movement, borrowing from the methods and rhetoric of other movements.