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Originally Posted by no caste
His sooper-dooper advisor believes in The Noble Lie (seriously!).
"In politics a noble lie is a myth or untruth, often, but not invariably, of a religious nature, knowingly told by an elite to maintain social harmony, particularly the social position of that elite. The noble lie is a concept originated by Plato as described in The Republic. However, the concept has far greater scope and has been used by many commentators to talk about much more modern issues in politics." |
This sounds
very familiar to me from listening to Alan Watt, who is
extremely well-informed.