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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim, Michael, Chip, and Justin,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I simply don't think the neoconservative label is
of much use in political discourse. It means too many different things to
different people. (Although Justin's correct that those who are most
often identified as being neoconservatives share a fairly consistent
ideology.) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, even though Bennet studied with Strauss, I
really don't think that makes him a Straussian. Strauss was an atheist and
a relativist/nihilist of some sort, and, unless his writings are extremely
esoteric, Bennett is neither.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-- Luke</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>