tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post878367409412161701..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: The Exegesis of DeceitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-15823496851077950602011-12-14T11:46:32.340-05:002011-12-14T11:46:32.340-05:00Trust has certainly eroded over the last several y...Trust has certainly eroded over the last several years.<br />And, without trust, what kind of a civilization are we left with?<br />One of the "disconnects" of the right is the belief in Jesus Christ, and the belief in the self-made man, or even the relatively "independent" man.<br />While Jesus was an empowering figure, individually, in no way did he think our success was due primarily to individual effort.<br />Shalom,<br />Don LevitDon Levithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497731736648561272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-78537675099313161132011-12-14T06:53:10.194-05:002011-12-14T06:53:10.194-05:00You have described Strauss' contribution well ...You have described Strauss' contribution well but neglected to describe those to whom his teachings are manna from heaven, and who comprise a significant proportion of our political and business elite: sociopaths. People who are highly articulate, amoral, and who lie readily (even eagerly).<br /><br />Strauss blessed these rascals with the one thing they lacked: an ideology. For a great summary of these prominent yet overlooked members of our society, look at this: http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.htmlGodfree Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178509602799506224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-71342843785942997042011-12-13T17:49:24.367-05:002011-12-13T17:49:24.367-05:00"...is imbued with the philosophy and practic..."...is imbued with the philosophy and practice of principled dishonesty.."<br /><br />An oxymoron if ever there was one. Only the sociopath would not experience the dissonance embodied in that phrase, principled dishonesty, when used in adjectival form, as in this case. When used as a noun it beomes the principle of dishonesty and is then not self contradictory. Then, however, the term loses its false moral principle.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971442888151627894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-53340557776773351302011-12-13T17:40:12.153-05:002011-12-13T17:40:12.153-05:00"How much more powerful it would be to not fe..."How much more powerful it would be to not feel shame at all, to smile at the ones who have called out the lie and say, “That’s nice, and what are you going to do about it?” <br /><br />That describes an element of sociopathic behavior.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971442888151627894noreply@blogger.com