For a somewhat politically naïve tea party conservative like me, it was not apparent that all of this political correctness BS is a carefully planned and orchestrated attempt by the liberal left to shut down the voice of the opposition, and free speech in general.
Ms. Powers’ book clearly demonstrates that when liberals find that they can’t compete in the arena of ideas, they seek ways to shut down the opposition and debate entirely. She shows how they seek to delegitimize dissent and dissenters and declare them irrelevant. She gives examples of how they are not opposed to intimidating individuals to shut down debate; they believe free speech is their right, and OK for them, but not others, and how their definition of free speech does not include true speech or honest speech. Lying and cheating are legitimate, justified and acceptable, as long as liberal objectives are obtained. Example; Harry Reid’s lies about Mitt Romney not paying taxes. When questioned about his obvious lying, his response was, “He lost didn’t he”.
There is a very interesting chapter titled “The War on Fox News” which Ms. Powers details attempts to silence Fox News, starting with Obama himself and going down through the Obama administration and the Democratic Party all the way to the mainstream media, the mouthpiece of the Democratic Party. Examples she exposes are absolutely appalling, and certainly not what our forefather’s intended as a government by the people and a “free press”, who were supposed to be watchdogs on the government not an arm of it.
There are a couple of chapters where Ms. Powers expose feminists, their support of the thought police, and how they reject facts, fairness and the rule of law, and the chapters are similarly titled. These two chapters are very scary to say the least, particularly in the acceptance of absurdity as fact.
Liberalism’s war on free speech starts in our public school systems and continues through our colleges and universities, which have been invaded and taken over by liberals and liberal thinking to the point that free thinking and free expression are prohibited, except in free speech zones, which typically require a reservation weeks in advance. Ms. Powers shows how starting with young and impressive minds, liberals drum in toxic ideas while suppressing free thought and objective creating thinking, in the very institutions that are supposed to encourage creative thought.
The most interesting thing about this book is the author, Kirsten Powers, is a lifelong Democrat and a liberal, who has worked in the Democratic Party and the Clinton administration, and who is calling out her fellow liberals. If a liberal can see what’s happening to America, and rejects it, this should be a real wakeup call for the rest of us.
Conservatives and liberals alike, who care about the future of America and the freedoms we enjoy should read this book to understand the disastrous path this country in on. With the victory of Donald Trump in the recent election, perhaps this trend can be reversed. While I’m sure Trump’s intentions are good and are to do just that, this “Silencing” has been going on for a long time and has matured into a culture of its own; I fear that in addition to the Trump administration’s efforts, it will require a huge public outcry for years to overcome it. However, books like this one should certainly increase awareness of what’s happening, who’s responsible and what needs to be done to fight back.
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Ok. I agree. The left is off their rocker, gone over the edge.
I agree with Kirsten on the topic she writes about in this book. However, on CNN and elsewhere, she commits the very journalistic crimes she rants about in her book. She's hopelessly biased left. For example, in the tweet I attached here Kirsten attacks Pres. Trump demonstrating again that she has bought, hook line and sinker, into the Left Trump derangement.
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The Illiberal Silencing of Free Speech!
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