The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of

The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas

â€œAn indispensable and enduring field guide to the arguments the left makesâ€”and the ones it tries to avoid.â€
â€”The Claremont Review of Books
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According to Jonah Goldberg, if the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didnâ€™t exist, the greatest trick liberals ever pulled was convincing themselves theyâ€™re not ideological.
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Today, â€œobjectiveâ€ journalists, academics, and â€œmoderateâ€ politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments by hiding them in homespun aphoÂrisms. Barack Obama casts himself as a disciple of reason: Heâ€™s a pragmatist, opposed to the ideology and drama of the Right, solely concerned with â€œwhat works.â€ And todayâ€™s liberals follow his lead, spouting countless clichÃ©s such as:

Â Â Â â€¢Â One manâ€™s terrorist is another manâ€™s freedom fighter: Sure, if the other man is an idiot. Was Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? Was Bin Laden a freedom fighter?
Â Â Â â€¢Â Violence never solves anything: Really? It solved our problems with King George III and ended slavery.
Â Â Â â€¢Â We need complete separation of church and state: In other words, all expressions of faith should be barred from politics . . . except when they support liberal programs.
With humor and passion, Goldberg dismantles these and many other Trojan horses that liberals use to cheat in the war of ideas. He shows that the ProÂgressive tradition of denying an ideological agenda while pursuing it vigorously under the false flag of reasonableness is alive and well. And he reveals how this dangerous game may lead us further down the path of self-destruction.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Sentinel
Binding Paperback
Color White
ReleaseDate 2013-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781595231024

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Sentinel
Binding	Paperback
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2013-04-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781595231024

The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas

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