Ouroboros Theory: Describing The Nature of Right vs. Left

[MayReasonRule]

“Every decent modern reader is bound to be shocked by the mere suggestion that a great man might have deliberately deceived a large majority of his readers,” Strauss wrote. “And yet [the ancient philosophers] were perhaps more sincere than we when they called ‘lying nobly’ what we would call ‘considering one’s social responsibilities.’”

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What is the “social responsibility” of the intellectual?

Narrative fiction has a unifying power, while total & radical transparency tends to destabilize. Ultimately all leaders are human, and therefore fallible, and therefore can be made to look foolish or mistaken or uncertain or immoral. Nobody, no institution, could ever stand up to the infinite magnifying glass and maintain the mantle of leadership.

Right-Wing worldviews solve this dilemma by formalizing the creation of “cultural institutions” — from monarchies to religions — as a way to bring the “fiction” into reality.

https://www.conradbastable.com/essays/ouroboros-theory

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Oooh, I LOVE debates and intellectual discussion like this!

Bookmarking for later, thanks!

[MayReasonRule]

2. Right on y'all!! The Piece Provoked A Great Deal Of Internal Dialogue - I Adore When That Happens!