Responding to Vanity Fair piece in which various neoconservatives turn on President Bush, Lawrence Auster writes:
Isnââ¬â¢t it amazing, that when the neocons want to tout their accomplishments and influence, they blanket the conservative press with such triumphalist articles as ââ¬ÅThe Neoconservative Persuasion,ââ¬Â ââ¬ÅThe Neoconservative Moment,ââ¬Â and ââ¬ÅThe Neoconservative Convergence,ââ¬Â but when someone criticizes the neoconservative ideology, the neocons turn around and accuse the critic of inventing a neocon cabal or of using ââ¬Åneoconservativeââ¬Â as an anti-Jewish code word? In effect, when neoconservatism is attacked, the neocons claim that there is no such thing as neoconservatism. For the neocons, the word neoconservatism can only be used in a positive, celebratory sense. If you use it in a negative sense, youââ¬â¢re either a conspiracy theorist or an anti-Semite.
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So if you’re one of the them, you can use the “N” word – in fact it’s a term of endearment, but if you’re not one of them, the “N” word is offensive, even bigoted. Hmm.