LIBERALISM AND THE AGE OF THE WOMAN [Paperback]

JERRY SAWYER (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1, 2006

Imagine l957 Bee Branch, Arkansas, population 53. The author was raised four miles from there. The environment included the dregs of the tail-end of western-civilization. It was a secure world, unreflective and complacent. Not only was same-sex marriage not even on anyone’s horizon yet, but even homosexuality was something that Big-City Yankees did. At the same time, it was a golden age, with Elvis and blue suede shoes.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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An excellent comment on the effects of Liberalism.

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FOREWORD

I. REWARDING AND ENJOYABLE READING A PRIORITY

AT THE OUTSET I will say here, for the benefit of the reader who fears that we are about to become hopelessly technical, I myself am a hopelessly non-technical person (which is one reason I chose to major in English). Even light technicality is like ice on the bridge of an otherwise clear road: it makes me apprehensive. Accordingly, I reluctantly countenance technicality on a very temporary basis.

Granted, the subject matter here, in a few brief spots,is inherently technical. In the few instances where that is unavoidably so, despite my fervent wishes to the contrary, my own temperament wishes it to clear up and go away! My own temperament is with you! So, if the reader will bear with me during that very occasional moment of discomfort, knowing that I have re-written and re-written to make this reader-friendly, and that my own will and wish is for it to go away soon, for this to be an enjoyable read, then he or she will be amply rewarded in the end.

The few technically-sounding terms, like "the masculine principle" versus "the feminine principle" and "Propositional Truth" versus "Intuitive Truth" will become as comfortable and familiar to him or her (not "them"!) as is his or her mom or cat!

II. LOGIC OVER POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ANOTHER PRIOITY

Also here at the outset, I have had to make a decision right off: when logic and political correctness conflict, which takes priority? I have decided to go with logic. The title of the book is Liberalism and the Age of the Woman. Grammar is influenced by that title. For example, the first sentence of the Bible says that "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." If God is a man, the gold-standard of reality is masculine, and therefore the generic pronoun is "he." If God is a woman, it is "she," and if one is not sure, it is "they." Since God is a man, I will use "He," even though it has become politically incorrect in this Age of the Woman to do that. An example might have occurred in the last sentence of the last paragraph, except I wanted to warn you what I am about, before I begin the practice. To use "they" or "them" even when the antecedent is singular is, of course, ungrammatical because illogical.

The reader will come to see that there is a world-view just under the surface of even grammar usage! The question of whether God is male or female has enormous implications, as the reader will see, even down to his (or her!) use of pronouns. While I know that the person who advocates the expected and usual is often unthinkingly accepted more easily than is the person who does not automatically run with the herd, both logic and the very thesis of this book dictate that I resort to the usage of the generic "he."

Logic also trumps political correctness in my choice of diction, as it does with pronoun usage, as I decline to allow a Liberal world-view to direct my mind via the language I use. The English poet William Blake spoke of "mind-forged manacles." An example is the illogical and clumsy term "African-Americans." Many have never been within a thousand miles of Africa, but we use this illogical term in order to be politically correct. Liberals seem to have inflicted this clumsy term on us in order ostentatiously to avoid any hint of racism, perhaps giving their own mind-set away. "Affirmative Action," a pet Liberal cause, seems to imply the racist assumption that the two races cannot compete on a level playing field. Accordingly, I decline to distinguish between Irish-Americans, Russian-Americans, African-Americans- Americans are ...Americans! When a distinction must be made, I prefer the simple, non-politicized "blacks" and "whites."

Another example of a politically correct term, this time with an unarguably definite world-view behind it, is the word "gay." A simple choice of words asks our minds to accept what a rival world-view condemns. The Liberal world-view holds that words should be value-neutral, as there are no values inherent in reality. Yet, the word "gay" gives away the store in implying value. My dictionary defines the word as "Showing or characterized by exuberance or mirthful excitement." Image an antonym such as "grim," defined as "Uninviting or unnerving in aspect; forbidding; terrible." Would so-called "gays" care to be called "grims"? I doubt it. So, is "gay" a term that expresses values? You bet! So seriously so, that it may be why the word "gay" is flagged as a slang word. When I want to communicate values, I will use words that communicate my world-view, which contains inherent values. I decline to be intimidated by words that sneak in values and an alien mind-set through the back door of politically correct diction.

With that said, I will tell you in the Introduction what I plan to say and accomplish in this book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Elderberry Press (OR) (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932762671
• ISBN-13: 978-1932762679
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,766,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you a PERSON, or a PRODUCT?!, January 15, 2007

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RBar "Roy" (Dayton, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LIBERALISM AND THE AGE OF THE WOMAN (Paperback)

Are you an individual, or are you enslaved by the burden of the latest fad (such as "political correctness" or "militant feminism")? Do you accept ideas like your computer routinely accepts "cookies"? The answer may surprise you! Sawyer's analysis cuts CLEAN to the bone, carefully dissecting the subtle cancer of undisciplined and sloppy thinking...the sort of thinking that has enslaved individuals and whole societies...and threatens to do the same to (the) US! After all, if man is a mere animal, what is wrong with slavery, terrorism, or abortion as management-systems?

Did Human Rights REALLY not exist prior to Government? Government would have you THINK so, but this must-read book tells you from whence and why rights do exist, AND how they are now threatened like never before! Ideas DO have certain consequences, and Sawyer lays bare the bankrupt liberal thinking for all to see in the clear, clean, sunlight.

A former Atheist, Sawyer makes no apology for his clearly Christian world view, that man is very special, and pleads for a post-Christian culture to return to the Truth that created the greatest culture on earth. If you want to change the world (or just yourself!) read this book. It is a pearl.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Book, May 13, 2009

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J. Borchardt (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LIBERALISM AND THE AGE OF THE WOMAN (Paperback)

Women: This book does not speak ill of women and is not sexist in any manner, so don't let the title scare you off.
Liberals: For a well-rounded education/worldview, I highly recommend this book.

Mr. Sawyer really helps reduce and distill modern liberalism to its core. The origins of liberalism are explained in great detail and proceed chronologically to modern day. The fundamental shift away from Christianity and traditional Western values becomes blatantly clear--society today has moved from guidance and guidelines from God to rules based solely upon the current groupthink perpetuated by educators, politicians, and the media. Liberalism is our worst enemy and this book rationally and thoughtfully explains why.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must Read!, July 1, 2007

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James Voss - See all my reviews
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America is imploding! Western civilization is dying! We are living in the end times! There are many voices claiming to have the answers. Some are close but only one has discerend the source of the true problem. Author Jerry Sawyer is the one! In his book "Liberalism and the Age of Woman" Mr. Sawyer, with the precision of a surgeon, dissects the problem as no one else has or could.

"Liberalism and the Age of Woman" should be required reading or every political leader, church leader and college student. If you care about the ideals that made America great, you too should read it!