What You'll Learn:
American liberals tend to see themselves as righteous champions of the oppressed, standing up against bullies who perpetuate inequality and injustice and all that’s bad in this world. According to syndicated columnist, Ben Shapiro, the grand irony is that liberals are the real bullies. In this book, Shapiro argues that the left, rather than actually helping victims, has successfully used victims—real and imagined—to gain moral high ground and bludgeon those with differing views into silence. In discussions about race, class, gender, the environment, and a slew of other topics, the left shuts down opposing views by vilifying the people who hold them.
Key Insights:
- Obama’s anti-bullying campaign demonstrated his cunning masquerading as compassion.
- The left is eager to reduce life’s complexities to race, class, and gender issues—and to silence alternative viewpoints.
- Nowadays, patriots are considered dangerous nationalists, and traitors are considered the true patriots.
- Separation of church and state was intended to protect religion from government encroachment—not the other way around.