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- n. informal A paleoconservative: a person who holds positions associated with paleoconservatism, such as states' rights and opposition to social change
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- Abbreviation of paleoconservative (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I’ve heard the term paleocon used to refer to this group.”
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Baby Steps To Authoritarianism
“Paleoconservatives, who generally believe most other American conservatives have "sold out" to immoral liberality and are "corrupt tools of the establishment," include such stalwarts as Pat Buchanan and Robert Novak, whose disagreements with neoconservatives about the Iraq war have earned him the "paleocon" label from David Frum of the National Review and Thomas Schaller of Salon. com, among others.”
“I've never understood who the term "paleocon" is supposed to refer to?”
“In practice, most of those who * would* actively campaign for its removal are of an opposite architectural-taste disposition from Rochon, hardcore paleocon anti-modernists and the like.”
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“Crunchy Frog: Rauch and Frum (and the rest of the Northeast paleocon set) have gotten it in their heads that the way to promote conservatism is to become more liberal, so that the Great Unwashed will like itmore.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Jonathan Rauch on David Frum on the Conservative Movement
“Rauch and Frum (and the rest of the Northeast paleocon set) have gotten it in their heads that the way to promote conservatism is to become more liberal, so that the Great Unwashed will like it more.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Jonathan Rauch on David Frum on the Conservative Movement
“Ideological labels are all but totally irrelevant to him, causing various others to label him as right-wing, paleocon, leftist, liberal, libertarian and etc.”
“Here, at least, our paleocon friends had the better of us.”
“This morning, I read a column by that sourpuss paleocon George Will that made light of my bold plans to restore balance to the UAW contract talks.”
“DG: Ole Johansen says:Here is an opinion from a paleocon.”
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