If you are one of those who draws breath in bewilderment at the latest pronunciation from the zealous left in respect of what is acceptable and what is not re sex, race, religion & creed, then this remarkable book from the pen of Douglas Murray may well help you breathe more easily!
When I cite “one of those” I refer to the silent majority; those of us who are often referenced or preached to but barely heard as in recent times it would seem that the mainstream has not only lost its allure, but also its voice. Well in this book, Murray not only offers you a voice but goes a long way in ridiculing a dogma were “Kill all men” and “cancel white people” can be viewed as mere harmless satire, but “America is a colour blind society” is racist. In short it is a brilliant and compelling read for those like myself who are a little tired of being told how to think or that they somehow harbour subconscious & malicious intent towards their fellow human beings. If this rings a bell.....then read on.
So, how did we reach such heights of insanity in such a short space of time? Murray argues that the roots can be found in mostly educated people preaching the new religion known variously as “social justice”, “identity politics” or “intersectionality”. His take is that this is essentially Marxism transposed form the workplace to the "thought-place" & then poured from the class war flask into the race-sex-gender glass where meaning can only be realised through struggle against those who commit "wrongthink". Throughout the book he describes (and destroys) the many surreal arguments spewing from this new breed of & self-anointed, self policing preachers (think Salem Witch trials transposed onto twitter, Instagram, Facebook etc) where the race to achieve purity of thought has led to multiple schisms even amongst the faithful. The book cites multiple examples of this including the case of Rachel Dolezal (the woman who passed herself off as black despite being conceived white). The wave of vitriol Dolezal personally received aside, when philosopher Rebecca Tuvel asked whether since transgenderism is possible, transracialism should also be, complete hell broke loose resulting in the journal she published in prostrating themselves before the Twitter authorities before they in turn issued a formal apology (for this blatant example of wrongthink) and subsequently all of the journal's editors resigned. In fact whilst I gained enormous relief from reading this book (the proverbial weight being lifted) the sheer number of injustices Murray catalogues, the 100’s of reputations trashed, careers ruined or ended amidst a tidal wave of stifled intellectual freedom, I was left with the feeling that perhaps more so than ever it time for the silent majority to finally speak up.
I enjoyed this book immensely, it went a long way in restoring my belief that sanity may ultimately prevail, stopped me from thinking I was alone in the worngthink stakes and provides us all with a rigorous and robust exposé of those who worship at the altar of left-modernist faith politics. Simply put – it is a must read.
Ps. And before it is too late, almost unbelievably as I write this review I hear on the news that transracialism seems to be slowly creeping out of the worngthink shadows into the glorious sunlight of acceptable-think. We have been warned.
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A very bright and brave man speaking in the age of insanity.We would certainly need more of this.
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