Reddit reviews America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy

God, these people are such fucking dipshits. Even Francis Fukuyama, the father of current neoconservative thought had to write an entire book about how destructive and toxic neoconservatism was.

Hitchens never moved to the right, at least not in his professional life (he did spend some time in a Cuban work commune during his Oxford days, after all). Same with Sam. Their positions are almost entirely consistent with classical liberalism.

Don't confuse today's Left (capital 'L') with traditional leftism.

The use of the term 'neo conservative' has become a pejorative on the Left for anyone who does not take an absolutist view on the illegitimacy of US military operations globally. It is a use 'neo conservative' that is almost entirely divorced from the political philosophy of neo conservatism (which is outlined in a fascinating book by Francis Fukuyama).

Hitch in his own words 1

Hitch in his own words 2

I like this Hitch quote in particular (From the second video), on the rise of jihadism:

>"You couldn't really have a more clear confrontation between let's at least say left liberalism and the right. And the Left says, 'well, I don't know... what about East Timor?'... This is disgraceful. To try and evade, to try and sit out a moment like that really invites historical condemnation."

(I believe the East Timor bit was a jab at the whataboutism of Chomsky and his faction of the Left).

True.