Last month Ben Cohen over at The Daily Banter provided this useful guide for seeing through neo-conservatives’ social camouflage. It came in very handy during holiday parties and the like, and will undoubtedly remain vital for socio-political chit-chat in the year ahead. Check out the top 3 below, then click through to read all 10 Ways to Spot a Neo-Con.

1. The Neo Con is characteristically white and unathletic. Think Woody Allen meets Dick Cheney.

2. When discussing poetry, if the conversation keeps moving towards high powered weaponry, American military history, and the ‘power of the free market’, you are most likely talking to a Neo Con. Proceed with extreme caution.

3. The typical Neo Con has no actual experience in the military, or of real fighting. He will most likely have been bullied physically by older boys at school, and as a consequence, feels the need to exact violence on as many people as possible. He is liable to outburst of uncontrolled aggression, so make sure he has no access to weapons (he won’t attack otherwise).

Still not sure you can sniff out a neo-con when you meet one? Click here to read the rest of Daily Banter’s listicle.