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Entry: Pagans are devout; Straussians not so much Link: http://www.takimag.com/sniperstower/article/pagans_are_devout_straussians_not_so_much#23295 Post contents: What nihilism? Mencken was no conservative. He hated the South, blasphemed when possible, and mocked Middle America viciously. In the 1980s, the neocons used his legacy as a shield for their anti-Christian sneering. In the late 1990s, they figured out that he was pro-German and anti-interventionist, so they quit talking about him. Mencken didn't really care about preserving anything. He cared about himself and his position as a critic. Now that the neocons no longer puff his, his personality cult is dying out. Sent at: 2008 11 23