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A review by joe8506
The War on the West by Douglas Murray
5.0
If you consider yourself to be a liberal minded progressive, this book is a must read for you. Because it is within your area of the political landscape that these destructive bad actors reside.
It is easy to dismiss the excesses of the far left. It is tempting to assume they are the irrational extremists making noise at the far reaches of the political spectrum. This may be true but those noise makers are having a frighteningly disproportionate effect on wider society. This book documents some of the more egregious triumphs of the noisy minority and the choke hold they have on many organisations and institutions. It seems to me that that the most important battle taking place in our society at the moment is not between the Left and the Right, but between the liberal and illiberal.
I do not necessarily share Murray’s political position or the importance he places on Christian tradition. I do, however, share his considered, rational and well researched concerns about the destructive path down which we have allowed ourselves to be taken.
This books is excellent and it’s a shame because I suspect those that need it most will be the least likely to read it.
It is easy to dismiss the excesses of the far left. It is tempting to assume they are the irrational extremists making noise at the far reaches of the political spectrum. This may be true but those noise makers are having a frighteningly disproportionate effect on wider society. This book documents some of the more egregious triumphs of the noisy minority and the choke hold they have on many organisations and institutions. It seems to me that that the most important battle taking place in our society at the moment is not between the Left and the Right, but between the liberal and illiberal.
I do not necessarily share Murray’s political position or the importance he places on Christian tradition. I do, however, share his considered, rational and well researched concerns about the destructive path down which we have allowed ourselves to be taken.
This books is excellent and it’s a shame because I suspect those that need it most will be the least likely to read it.