Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning by Jonah Goldberg Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Book Review: Well Researched and written
Summary: 4 Stars
Aside from the political bickering, Jonah set out a thesis and went about defending it throughout the book. Of course, his references supported his thesis, however he was sure to make attempts at answering some of the criticisms. For fans of his articles on NRO, this is not his typical witty writing style, instead much more formal.
Some very thought provoking sections discuss the political platforms of Mussolini, Hitler, Wilson, FDR, JFK, and Johnson and compare them to today's political environment. Whether you agree or disagree with his position, Mr. Goldberg did an excellent job supporting his thesis with lots of supporting texts and documents. My only complaints were that he uses too much complicated language, making for a slow read and makes reference to obscure historical events that might require a history degree to follow.
Book Review: Very important book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book shows what we Conservative and orthodox thinkers have known for a long time. The Left is not liberal, they are leftist. We are the true descendants of classical liberalism and the promotion of human dignity. The Leftist (self proclaimed liberals) have much in common, not only with their fascist-socialist past, but also, with Nazi eugenics. This is an undeniable truth. Every American should read this book carefully. Book Review: Helps clarify Americal Fascism
Summary: 5 Stars
Quite liked it, could relate to the author as a fellow ex-progressive.
Demonstrates clearly the fascist roots of today's "progressives"; the whitewash, lies and coverups indulged in by today's Left about the radically racist-eugenicist-socialist origins of the Left's heroes.
Explains the semantic subterfuge and linguistic drift that maps Classic Liberalism into today's Conservatism, and fascist-socialist-pragmatist utopianism into today's Liberalism.
Finally, the author illustrates the widespread, boiled-frog intrusion of fascist structures into the formerly Classic Liberal and libertarian context of America. Demonstrates clearly that both Left and Right in 21st Century America consequently feel unconstrained and pragmatic about using fascist structures to impose liberty-destroying regulations... with a happy face and for our own good, of course.
Book Review: Liberal Fascism
Summary: 5 Stars
I had some eye opening experience, when my neighbor gave me to read Goebbels's Diary translated into Czech by Vaclav Moravec. It was 1974 in then communist Czechoslovakia and books like that were not around, this one was found in the roof structure of the church, where my neighbor was laying new roof tile. Official line of communist propaganda never missed an opportunity to place themselves into exact opposite to Nazism/Fascism. When I read the Diary (which described Hitler's rise to power), I was shocked to see the similarity of the Diary language to the major communist media in communist Czechoslovakia. How that can be, if they are supposed to be on opposite side of the political spectrum? Since then I left Czechoslovakia and more and more I was coming to the conclusion, that not only Communists, but current liberals (Democrats and Greens) and socialists in Europe are together with Fascists and National Socialists on the left side of the politics. My conclusion was coming from stepping back from the history of mankind. I was looking on historical evolution of human freedom (individualism), which is not progressing throughout the ages always toward personal freedom, but overall trend does; from barbaric times of killing opponents toward slavery (progress), to feudal serfdom (progress), to Capitalism with more freedom for people selling their work (progress). Socialism is a historical movement back toward serfdom and slavery, not a progress, as leftists like to claim. They are actually reactionary trend. Right is not represented by KKK, Skinheads etc. Those are extreme leftists, just different kind, which embarrasses modern dominant left. They deel with the problem their traditional way - they call them extreme right. It always worked so what. This book provide a lot of information showing the relationship between Fascism and Socialism. Only difference between them is the fact, that Fascism was forced to rename itself due to its adversity toward international control. One can say, that today's Globalism has the same ambitions as Socialist International had. There is a lot of confusion and smoke blowing, but that seams to be a case. Some proponents of Globalism do it for a selfish reason not realizing, that they are heading in the direction of the leftist plan (did I tell the well guarded secret?). Libertarians are confused about it as well because they see globalism as an expression of economic freedom, well, useful idiots maybe? Some leftists oppose Globalism (they are more equivalent of Fascists), some push it like Clinton or liberal Republicans do (those are more like followers of Socialist International). I am sorry that I had to wait for this book for so long. It (in my opinion) does not go all the way but it is an important step in prohibited direction. And it is right direction.
Book Review: The truth hurts...
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a must read, or listen, for anyone who wants to know the truth behind liberals. I'd put this book along with The Marketing of Evil, by David Kupelian, and the Emancipation Revalation Revolution dvd, as must haves for Americans who really want to know what the hell happened to our country.