[lbo-talk] Straussian moralist as high rolling gamber

Bradford DeLong delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU
Sat May 3 18:01:03 PDT 2003



>On Sat, 3 May 2003 19:35:34 -0400 "Luke Weiger" <lweiger at umich.edu>
>writes:
>> > Bennett says that he sees no moral issues with his gambling.
>> > Was he speaking exoterically or esoterically?
>> >
>> > Jim F.
>>
>> Bennett's not a neocon, and not all neocons (a label which really
>> just means
> > conservatives who happen to be Jewish) are Straussians.

Neither. Improvidence is a sin anyway you slice it. The hoi polloi and the "gentlemen" need to be taught thrift and control of their appetites. And if you wish to be one of the Esoteric Masters, you cannot have a soul so out of balance as to drop millions at the slot machines.



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