If you are well educated, in the old school classical sense; if you are well educated in Western Civilization, German Opera, Classical Music, Philosophy, Ideology, Literature, and The Frankfurt School, then there might not be much new in this for you. But if you are a relatively uneducated schlub like myself, you will find your suspicions, your observations, and many of your conclusions confirmed, if you are following current events. (Yes, I know about the logical fallacy known as 'confirmation bias'. I learned it in elementary school where it was known to me as 'tell them what they want to hear'. I am automatically skeptical when a politician tells me what I want to hear or when someone tries to manipulate me with flattery to gain my confidence. I didn't get that with this book. It 'rings true')
Mr Walsh sets up his argument as a battle between Good and Evil, and quotes Milton's Paradise Lost in several places. He makes it a battle between God and Satan. Then shows the philosophy that supports that argument. He explains German Opera, and ties it in with the Good v Evil. (Yes, I know that the political left labels their opposition as evil, racist, oppressors. That's the whole point behind Critical Theory. Turn everything upside down. Good is bad, bad is good.)
The only place where the Author lost me was the chapter on the twelve tone music system. Went right over my head.
If you have the time, and are interested in philosophy, political ideology, and believe in the heroic battle between good and evil, this book may well explain why we are having the political arguments we are having today, and why those arguments are so acrimonious.
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