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Leo Strauss, father of neoconservatism, is not the fascist thinker of left-wing caricature. But neither is he a figure with whom democrats can feel comfortable. He believed in virtue rather than liberalism
No more heroes: On Leo Strauss
Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 5:48 AM EST
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Virtue was only important to Strauss as a means to an end. He also thought of religion in the same way, it was a way of controlling populations. If anything Strauss represents Dominionism, the ruling elite controlling all resources, politics, business, and every aspect of what most think of as "democracy"... in short, a very extreme right-wing version of the caste system.
See:
The Despoiling of America by Katherine Yurica
Leo Strauss' Philosophy of Deception by Jim Lobe
Leo Strauss and the Grand Inquisitor by Shadia B. Drury
The entry on Leo Strauss at SourceWatch
A Philosophy of Intelligence: Leo Strauss and Intelligence Strategy by Tom Barry
Christian Reconstructionism, Dominion Theology and Theonomy at ReligiousTolerance.org
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