As you probably know, many members of the Bush administration are "neocons." It's not exactly a secret. You occasionally hear the term kicked around on the political shows. It's been diaried by others on Kos. But most Americans don't fully understand what it means to have neocons in power. This diary is for you.
A Little Knowledge (about their philosophy) is a Dangerous Thing (for neocons)
The neocon strategy is based on the ideas of a political philosopher named Leo Strauss http://www.straussian.net/.... So who cares? Political philosophy is boring--even to philosophers. (They're counting on that.) On the flip, I've made this as short and simple as I can, so bear with me. Once you learn even a little about this guy Strauss, every strange action of this administration will start to make sense to you. What will also become clear is that there really IS a government takeover happening.
My solution? Strangely enough, I believe the only people who can stop it may be the Republicans.
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