The Despoiling of America

[ixion]

This was posted over in Editorials, but really this is a chilling read that everyone should take a moment and work their way through. It puts the neocon philosophy in a very clear context, and should serve as a warning of what will transpire if the Bush cabal is allowed to maintain their death grip on our once great democracy.

Here is a snippet..

First: Strauss believed that a leader had to perpetually deceive the citizens he ruled.

Secondly: Those who lead must understand there is no morality, there is only the right of the superior to rule the inferior.

<snip>

Fifthly: “Strauss thinks that a political order can be stable only if it is united by an external threat; and following Machiavelli, he maintains that if no external threat exists, then one has to be manufactured.”<42>

Sixthly: “In Strauss’s view, the trouble with liberal society is that it dispenses with noble lies and pious frauds. It tries to found society on secular rational foundations.”



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=34888

[The Traveler]

1. Yucky, isn't it

But that's what these swine believe, and I think it is fairly clear that they have been acting and living from that belief system.

[ewagner]

2. Agreed

Some on DU have been posting the Straussian thread to this administration for some time.

It's chilling everytime I read it.

[Mari333]

3. and check this out

http://www.endtimesnetwork.com/oldnews/domantigov.html

[ixion]

4. another good read

thanks for the link, Mari.

[ixion]

5. kick

:kick:

[Solomon]

6. Us MIHOPERS are not

surprised.

[ixion]

8. being a MIHOP'er myself

I totally agree. In fact, I think this is good evidence of MIHOP. There psychos would have nothing -- nothing at all -- against taking out a few thousand people to help them push their twisted belief that they are god's own fist.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. and it's not just supposition

look at the Texas Republican 2002 manifesto quoted in the article ( http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5646.htm#_edn60 ):

"1. GOVERNMENT: We reclaim freedom of religious expression in public on government property, and freedom from government interference. Support government display of Ten Commandments.

Dispel the "myth" of the separation of church and state. A strong and vibrant private sector unencumbered by excessive government regulation. Oppose Campaign Finance Reform. Oppose any form of gun control. Abolish: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Position of Surgeon General; EPA; Department of Energy; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Education; Department of Commerce and Labor; National Endowment for the Arts.

“2. ECONOMY: Abolish the dollar in favor of the gold standard. Abolish the IRS. Eliminate income tax, inheritance tax, gift tax, capital gains, corporate income tax, payroll tax and property tax. Repeal minimum wage law. ... Gradually phase out Social Security tax for a system of private pensions.

“3. UNITED NATIONS: .. We immediately rescind our membership in, as well as all financial and military contributions to the United Nations." We should " ... evict the United Nations from the United States and eliminate any further participation.

“4. FAMILY: We believe that traditional marriage is a legal and moral commitment between a man and a woman. We recognize that the family is the foundational unit of a healthy society and consists of those related by blood, marriage, or adoption. The family is responsible for its own welfare, education, moral training, conduct, and property.

“The practice of sodomy tears at the heart of our society... The party oppose(s) decriminalization of sodomy. Oppose all forms of abortion - even in cases of rape or incest. We unequivocally oppose United States Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

“5. EDUCATION: We call for the abolition of the U.S. Department of Education and the prohibition of the transfer of any of its functions to any other federal agency.

“Support official prayer in public schools Oppose Early Childhood Development Programs. We support ... a program based upon biblical principles... Terminate bilingual education. Since Secular Humanism is recognized by the United States Supreme Court as a religion ... Secular Humanism should be subjected to the same state and federal laws as any other recognized religions.

“6. THE ENVIRONMENT: Oppose the myth of global warming. Reaffirm the belief in the fundamental right of an individual to use property without governmental interference. Oppose EPA management of Texas air quality.