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Freedomfried Donating Member (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 06:40 AM
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They cant handle the truth....
It's funny how some of the right wingers get all loopy when they hear somebody speak the truth. They can't handle hearing it. (i.e., Cindy Sheehan, Ambassador Joe Wilson, Scott Ritter, Sen. Max Cleland, Richard Clarke, and Hans Blix) Nothing bothers these people more than the truth. It drives them up the friggin' wall. They will smear anybody who speaks the truth. There is a reason for this, and it comes from the very foundation of the Neoconservative belief system.

The Neoconservatism movement is built upon the notion that its better to get people to believe in "noble lies" than have them unsettled by the truth. The father of Neoconservatism, Leo Strauss, argued that:
"Contemporary liberalism was the logical outcome of the philosophical principles of modernity, as practiced in the "advanced" nations of the Western world in the 20th century. He believed that contemporary liberalism contained within it an intrinsic tendency towards relativism, which in turn led to the nihilism that he saw as permeating contemporary American society."-- Wikipedia on Leo Strauss
Thus, for Strauss, overcoming relativism was of primary importance.

To put it another way, in the view of the Neocons, people are no different than a pack of wolves. In a wolf pack (no relation to neoconservative Paul Wolfowitz), the dogs need to know their place in the pecking order or the pack will become unstable and inefficient. Through dominance, submission, and aggression, each dog will find it's place, and the pack will be happy. The Neocons believe that people need a hierarchy of order-- people need to be given commands that are easy to understand, and they need to have a routine. Freewill is bad for the pack. Uncertainty is bad for the pack. Questioning the alpha-male puts the balance of the pack in danger. If the leader of the pack wants you to roll over, do it. Don't ask questions, just do it. Good dog!

You see, if the wolf pack can't understand quantum mechanics, evolution, the general theory of relativity or esoteric spiritual or philosophical texts-- teach them something they can understand, regardless of whether it's right or not. Make it simple, make it rigid, and do not waiver from it ever. Stay the course, or the rest of the wolves may get restless. The pack needs, above all else, uniformity and security. They need to know what is good and what is bad. There is no grey area for a wolf. A wolf hunts, it doesn't question it's existence, it's habitat, or the alpha-male.

You see, neoconservatism does not give Man much credit (or compassion). It is anti-humanist. It is sheer wolf. It believes ignorance is better than knowledge. It values power more than love. It fears science, knowledge and enlightenment. It fears foreign packs. But most of all, it fears its true nature as a human being. And thus, it fears truth.

Mythologically speaking, Neoconservatism plays only to Man's masculine attributes (power, violence, discipline, order, etc.) without care for it's feminine attributes (love, compassion, chaos (think of the Goddess Aphrodite, goddess of Love and Chaos) etc.) As such, neoconservatism is completely out of balance. It fails to recognize half of our given human nature. It is out of touch with the moon-- the mother. It exhalts the sun-- the father. It disregards compassion, and knows not how to forgive. It thrives on competition and cannot handle cooperation. Neoconservatism is a philosophy of self-destruction.

So next time you see some neoconservative doing everything under the sun to avoid the truth-- have pity on him. He has not yet realized that he is a human being. His world view does not permit him to seek the truth. On the contrary, a neocon has not evolved from his animal past. He has no other choice than to just "howl at the moon."
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 06:47 AM
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1. Hahaha well said... made me smile anyway :)
tru dat. werd.

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bigbrother05 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 06:48 AM
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2. Power of Nightmares
very telling documentary, of the neocons evolving from the 40,s and 50,s, through 9/11.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 06:57 AM
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3. Funny how they hate relativism, when they practice it daily
I have had the fortune, and in some cases the misfortune, of knowing a wide range of Christians in my lifetime. The conservatives, especially the ones who parrot the neo-con talking points, are the most relativistic of all. Politically, socially, they are also relativistic. I think Leo Strauss's theory that liberalism leads to relativism is a load of bunk. Individualism...religion...LIFE... they all lead to relativism. And that relativism leads to nihilism too is an awfully suspect statement. What proof does he offer for his assertion? What model does he use? Just saying "liberalism" does not consitute a model.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 07:02 AM
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4. Reminds me of two books......
The Chalice and The Blade by Riane Eisler and Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pin Estes. I think we have reached the zenith of patriarchial rule and control and it is painfully obvious we need the balance of the feminine archetype.

Very well said-nominated.

If we could invent a time machine to go back and "fix" one person I think it should be Leo Strauss.
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tlsmith1963 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 07:11 AM
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5. They Are *So* Un-American
America is about individuality. It's about being able to rise above your status. If the neocons don't believe this, it is *they* who are Un-American. We really need to educate people about the neocons. If they knew what they really stood for, they would be horrified.

Tammy
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