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A not-so-nice, quick, mind-changing read., October 11, 1998
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This review is from: The Commencement Speech You Need to Hear (Hardcover)
Folks, I am a Senior at West Virginia University, but I was born and raised in Atlanta and attended GA State U. for two years. Although I have always leaned toward a libertarian stand-point, this book was wquite a re-enforcer of my ideals. In fact, I gave my book to my best friend (calling him a liberal WAS an understaement). It totally changed his political outlook in about two days. I think this is a required handbook for surviving the liberal ideaology of giving handouts to those that "didn't win life's lottery."
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33 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
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If Only Boortz Could Really Deliver This Speech!, December 17, 1999
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This review is from: The Commencement Speech You Need to Hear (Hardcover)
As usual, Boortz is Right on. He is a Libertarian Realist and is correct to recognize that modern post-secondary education institutions graduate Liberal Idealists that are in for a reality shock. Boortz informs the reader that some of the graduating Liberal Idealists will not abandon their wishful thinking and will probably become tenured professors in order to propagate their non-realizable ideals to the next generation of impressionable young saps. For those that are dumb enough to believe that their Liberal Ideals are actually attainable, they will go into public office in order to make the world a more miserable place. And those that recognize their Liberal Ideals as unattainable nonsense, they will become Libertarians or Conservatives. This book is indeed a Liberal Anti-Virus. However, if history is any guide, idealists rarely heed the acquired wisdom of those that have "been there and done that." More than likely, the Liberal Idealist will have to discover for himself that his ideals are simply impractical and contrary to Human Nature. The State is simply not the answer to human problems. Single individuals and individuals voluntarily assembled together for a particular goal is the key to dealing effectively with problems and simultaneously preserving Freedom. This book should be mandatory reading for the modern graduate. And I only wish that Boortz really could deliver this speech. However, since most school administrators are themselves Leftists and/or spineless, they couldn't tolerate the cold-hard facts that Boortz would unleash upon his audience.
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25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
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This is coffee for America's morning, July 1, 2005
This review is from: The Commencement Speech You Need to Hear (Hardcover)
I always find it interesting how many people will try to detract from these sorts of views. Wake up. My 14 year old read this, along with "The Terrible Truth About Liberals". She looked at me, shrugged her shoulders, and said, "Yeah ... So? Doeasn't everyone already know all of that stuff?" I told her, "No." She promptly wrote a report on this book, along with a report on Mr. Boortz. She was allowed to do this in school because we eat beans & drive a crap-mobile so we can afford to send her and her twin sister to a catholic school, rather than one of the government indoctrination centers (government school) ... I'm tired of beans, but proud that my children have more sense than the majority of people in this country. Read this book. Drink the coffee. Wake up, America!
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