Read up on Leo Strauss
You’ll see how the terms “neocon” and Straussian fit this cabal of policy influencers
“Read up on Leo Strauss. You’ll see how the terms “neocon” and Straussian fit this cabal of policy influencers”
That’s probably a valid comparison. I didn’t read Strauss himself but I did read debates over his school of thought.
One point that I recall was the charge that Strauss endorsed a gnostic “secret knowledge” theory where the enlightened Straussians were encouraged to manipulate the unenlightened herd. A cabal of philosophical ubermenschen.