Ok so main points of Straussianism which I have cobbled together out of the cobwebs. No idea of the extent to which Strauss actually bought into these, just common usage. 1. The Noble Lie. The People may be made better off if they are deceived, via (eg) false religion that . . .
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Economists actually do this all the time. Fer instance, half of labor microeconomics is built around stories of large numbers of people being hopelessly dumb or incapable. But you can't just SAY that in polite circles. What to do?
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Two common strategies: obfuscate using terms like "high type" and "low type" and lots of math that leaves your message available only to the elect; or, simply write a palatable story in the text, and tell the truth by contradicting your words in your tables. Many such cases!
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