Hmmm - read some in Tyranny of Words, eh?
Wasn't sure you actually cracked it. Wait, you're Here.. you stupid fucking broad, WTF have You Been for a couple decades ?? OK: free pass -
Shorthand, then: add to Chase's blab-word list all the words you listed. I believe your analysis is correct. They are not interchangeable amidst more than small handfuls of people one knows well.
Even unto the Neocons = Neo-'conservatives'
[and how useful can that New-name be -?-] if the current idea of 'conservative' produces.. instead of "conservation":
- war on Environmental Conservationists? (and virtually the whole idea of "planetary care" at all)
- and instead of "fiscal responsibility", elects to
- spend massively, [continuing to blame those Other guys for "tax and spend" policies..] then
- borrow and spend == a Tax alright: but on next generations.
Etc.
I don't know what you think new definitions will do for you, but the Sourcebook for the doctrine which most of the present DC group Believe (religiously: thus Capitalized) can be found here; One More Time:
[link|http://www.newamericancentury.org/| PNAC]
Note the names on their 'masthead' and note the US Presidential Cabinet.
As to what is Neo- ("new") about their brand of 'conservatism', that is an essay question - depends on word nuance and some shared idea of US history across some decades. You can't get that on an ez trip to a website.
(And no.. I have no idea what most 'conservatives' *mean* they want to "conserve" - that might be inferred though, via noticing what is Not on that list: like the US Constitution, especially as that describes the rights of citizens to judicial process. Etc.)
Look: you've skipped about a generation of US political intrigue, all of that compounded by intentional bagfflegab, changed along the way (what I like to call Language Murder, for a decent shorthand).
I don't think that a few New Definitions will make up for all the underpinnings you simply lack. You can't Get There from Here. People lie/dissemble to achieve and hold onto Power. The above is one means people employ to disguise their personal intentions via meaningless Titles and 'liberal' use of equally-meaningless slogans and code-phrases.
What you appear to be seeking does not exist on this planet:
You want to ask someone, "Are you honest?" and expect they will tell you. And then feel, "you have now an answer".
Sorry - only in Disneyland. (Well.. not there, either.) Ummm - being an authentic citizen always was hard work, cutting through the BS. You are in Kindergarten, so - it's going to take a while. "Stay the course", as our President advises in another matter..
Luck,
moi