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Entry: Egalitarian, Totalitarian, Socratic? Link: http://www.takimag.com/sniperstower/article/egalitarian_totalitarian_socratic#27461 Post contents: Stegall: "I would say that, yes, broadly construed, “egalitarianism” has historically been a healthy noble fiction." This sentiment runs contrary to much Rightist thought of the past 200 years. In fact, it is quite close to the Straussian position. And the fact that you want to silence those who question this (left-wing) myth is discomforting to say the least. Institutions and nations have always had elites who censored and always will. The question is which elites and what are they censoring. The elites today, products of the 1960s Left (and their neoconservative brethren), wish to silence voices that deviate from the norms of political correctness (e.g. those who question the false religion of egalitarianism). In essence, you say, conform to the neoconservative position (worship at the shrine of egalitarianism), or remain a paleoconservative "squawking sideshow." Isn't this a bit of sophistry in itself? Sent at: 2009 01 09