the timboucher experience

These ones come from Disinfopedia’s entry on Strauss.

“Strauss was neither a liberal nor a democrat… Perpetual deception of the citizens by those in power is critical (in Strauss’s view) because they need to be led, and they need strong rulers to tell them what’s good for them.”

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According to Drury, Strauss like Plato taught that within societies, “some are fit to lead, and others to be led”. But, unlike Plato, who believed that leaders had to be people with such high moral standards that they could resist the temptations of power, Strauss thought that “those who are fit to rule are those who realise there is no morality and that there is only one natural right, the right of the superior to rule over the inferior”.

For Strauss, “religion is the glue that holds society together”, said Drury, who added that Irving Kristol, among other neo-conservatives, has argued that separating church and state was the biggest mistake made by the founders of the U.S. republic.

“Secular society in their view is the worst possible thing”, because it leads to individualism, liberalism and relativism, precisely those traits that might encourage dissent, which in turn could dangerously weaken society’s ability to cope with external threats. “You want a crowd that you can manipulate like putty,” according to Drury.

Again, a bunch of people in the current administration are openly bigtime followers of Strauss’s school of thought.

• The Secret Kingdom of Leo Strauss
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• Bricolage
• Now Liberals Want to Trick People Too
• Biogenetic Structuralism