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Public Address 16/06/04 - On Morality

PUBLIC ADDRESS 16/06/04 - On Morality

The scary philosopher | Jun 16, 2004 10:09
Russell Brown's Hard News

Q: Why did the neocons lie? A: Because their in-house philosopher declared that it was not only permissible but necessary to mislead the "unintelligent majority". I had been vaguely aware of the late Leo Strauss, of the University of Chicago, but my curiousity was piqued recently by a lovely essay...
http://publicaddress.net/default,1290.sm#post1290

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Political Correction Fluid | Jun 16, 2004 10:06
GUEST: Che Tibby's view from Melbourne

OK. So I've realised that I owe the publicaddress community a wee apology. I reread the two comments accepted for posting and it dawned on me that I was foisting a couple of moral vignettes on you...
http://publicaddress.net/default,1289.sm#post1289

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