Sunday, November 06, 2005
Neo-Conservatism: The Cult of American Ascendancy or Moral Bankruptcy? By Habib Siddiqui
Neo-Conservatism: The Cult of American Ascendancy or Moral Bankruptcy? By Habib Siddiqui:
It is said that the last two political philosophers who both influenced world events and shared many of the worldviews of today's neocons were Nicolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), who published "The Prince" in Italy in 1515, and Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels (who inspired a young Adolf Hitler with his magazine "Ostara"). Neo-conservatism, as a strategy and philosophy of government owes it to them.