Talk:Eric Margolis

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[edit] Paleoconservative

Is Eric Margolis a genuine paleoconservative? True paleoconservatives tend to have isolationist foreign policy perspectives, while Eric Margolis does not - he fervently supported the Kosovo War for example. I'd think of him as a moderate Republican who despises neoconservatism purely due to his pro-Muslim sympathies. GCarty 11:53, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)

He's also part Albanian hence his support for the Kosovo War. 72.60.226.29 14:45, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

The article makes two strong points for him being a paleoconservative: he identifies closely with Dwight Eisenhower, and he writes for Pat Buchanan's magazine. I don't think we should change the article without a good reason, e.g. Margolis himself denying that he's a paleoconservative. - Mcasey666 01:52, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Aside from being printed Pat Buchanan's magazine (for the single reason - Eric Margolis is critical of current Bush administration policy in the Middle East), what else identifies him as paleoconservative ? He is a Canadian who never criticized Canada's policy of multiculturalism, social liberalism or open immigration policy. He never advocated social conservatism. His anti-communism or strong support for capitalism is no different from attitudes of such Democratic party supporters as Zbigniew Brzezinski , his views on foreign policy (aside from the Middle East) and other issues are more close to Brzezinski or Wesley Clark than Pat Buchanan. Fisenko 16:29, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

The answer to the question is that he is neither paleoconservative isolationist nor neoconservative interventionist but one who favours any policy that is advantageous to Muslim peoples of any region of the globe. This couldn't be more obvious if you would just read several columns of his. Wikipedia should find out if his Albanian mother is Muslim, and if she is, it should definitely be noted.