Left-wing expats have a long legacy of undermining a radical right-wing movement in America, to preserve their own place in the managerial class
Neoconservatism is an ideology of the bastards of the Left. They are former Leftists and Progressives who became disillusioned with the New Left. Moynihan, Kirkpatrick, and Nathan Glazer all observed from Ivy League positions as the students raised their ‘little red books’ and protests exploded across the country. Other Neoconservatives, which included Ivy League alumni, saw their alma maters dissolve into chaos.
I've said it before but years ago I realized why the right wing movement failed to kill the ideas of socialism. Its because many of its leaders were/are socialists. Literally!
The article discussed in this #1307356 interview of the author on the Bob Murphy show.