Barbarians: How The Baby Boomers, Immigration, and Islam Screwed my Generation

by Lauren Southern

The values that built the west have been forgotten. Instead, millennials have been raised to hold hedonism above all. Whatever feels good goes. Freedoms and rights are things for legislators and judges to conjure out of thin air, not precious traditions forged in the crucible of history. Most millennials reject the nuclear family, and the religious values, that our culture was built on because they resemble some sort of “unenlightened” old world of responsibility and duty that millennials want no part in. In short, squaring the truth about the West with the twisted values they’ve been brought up to swallow without complaint is not something that will be comfortable for many millennials. But I think that if not now, eventually most of them will take the plunge. Because deep down I think we know that what we’ve done is not empowering. Abandoning all guidance of our past and embracing hedonism and subjectivity was not some genius idea. Dismissing the guidance built for us over thousands and thousands of years in the form of gender roles, traditional lifestyles, hard work, objectivity, and cultural supremacy was, in fact, painfully stupid. Because really, what have we got to show for it? Nothing but infinite license to put who and what we want in our bodies, while our freedoms to speak, to think, to dream, and to build get more limited every day. We’ve decided to fall backwards off the shoulders of giants, and that fall probably feels good, until you realize there’s going to be a “splat” at the end. So with the ground of reality rushing up at them, more and more young people are clawing for anything to stop their feelings of personal, ethical, political, intellectual and artistic failure. And the rotted timber of progressivism is increasingly failing to break their fall. So eventually, they turn elsewhere. And so, a steadily increasing number of millennials are finally beginning to wake up to the choice we face as a civilization, and to the value they’ve so long overlooked in traditional standards of morality and beauty. They are is modern culture really so great if it means we substitute Meghan Trainor for Mozart, Emma Sulkowicz for Da Vinci, or Bell Hooks for Plato? Is it really such a step forward that our civilization, which once shed both blood and ink debating Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, is now reduced to considering theses like VICE Magazine’s “Dear Straight It’s Time to Start Putting Things In Your Butt?” Is this all there is, or can we do better? No, it isn’t, and yes, we can and must do better. Sure, it’ll be hard for us to dig ourselves out of the pit that the left-wing indoctrination and media machines has dug for everyone our age. But it’s work worth doing. Because right now, the world is on fire. And while my generation didn’t start the fire, with apologies to Billy Joel, I believe we have a chance to contain it, or even put it out. But first we have to expose the frauds, liars, idiots, and above all, barbarians who threw gas on it. So without further ado, let’s get to naming those names.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, History, Cultural, Islam, Ebooks, Philosophy

85 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 21, 2016

About the author

Lauren Southern is a Canadian conservative-libertarian activist, internet celebrity, YouTube personality, writer, and documentary film director (Farmlands, Borderless).

She ran as a Libertarian Party candidate in 2015 for the Canadian federal election and was known for her commentary on feminism, free speech, and immigration. Lauren worked for The Rebel Media and has contributed to a number of programs and websites including CBC radio, BBC Radio, The Libertarian Republic, Spiked Online, International Business Times, and Sky News.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I started reading this, I thought I might at least give Southern a 2-star rating for the fact that her book was reasonably well-written, and because she did cite a handful of sources as she went along. There were many, many other places where Southern would casually make claims with no citation or further explanation, but some attempt at explaining your thoughts is still better than none.

But ultimately Southern's arguments amounted to little more than a thin intro to whatever new ad hominem attack she wanted to level at just about anyone with whom she disagreed -- from the strawmen feminist characters she devised largely without naming actual names, to the hordes of "human garbage" coming through as refugees to the United States (curiously, Southern spends almost all of her time talking about the US, despite the fact that she is a Canadian resident and citizen, and Canada has both a more stringent immigration policy and also takes in a higher number of refugees), to the number of other "retards" that she finds fault with -- the Boomers, the Muslims, fat women, people on welfare, Mexicans, the French, rich New Yorkers (except for Donald Trump), and so on.

Southern's arguments go largely in long and lazy circles -- today's kids are all wrong because they lack personal responsibility and prudence. But you know what's great about the new right wing movement? It's not obsessed with responsibility and prudence like the neo-Con cuck-servative Boomers. Amirite?

And people really ought to bow down to Western values, because the West (read: white people) are the best ever. By "The West" she means Canada, the US, and the UK. Because France is too French, Mexico isn't really the West, Germany's being taken over by the Turks (? Apparently?), and -- though she leaves them out completely -- I can assume that the Nordic countries are too darn left-leaning. So these are the three remaining beacons of light -- two countries to which white people traveled as immigrants (sort of), and the country that sent them there. And then she goes on to explain why immigration is bad, and why it's really bad that when she was taught Canadian history, she had to learn about Native people rather than Europeans. Makes sense.

I could go on. The point here is that while Southern pretends to be explaining the new right-wing movement to outsiders, this is just a masturabatory screed for her own camp. Statements like "virtue signalling" and other insider terms are never defined or expanded upon, just taken as a given. If you aren't already a member of this group, this book really isn't for you. It's just a cheap, cherry-picked, ultimately weak war cry to a group of people who really badly want to believe they're hard done by.

Think you're being fair to both sides by reading this? Don't bother. Even at only 90 pages, it's a waste of anyone's time.

[Friend to God · Rating 1 out of 5]

Glossing over western atrocities and why we're in the place we're in today, the author portrays Muslims, social justice groups, the media, and more as existing in some sort of vacuum and just magically hating "western values" which in her mind are discriminating against people based on their sexual orientation, believing that police brutality doesn't exist, and ignoring income inequality.

[Vilena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing read.

Lauren keeps it concise yet comprehensive. In 80 pages, she managed to cover everythng that is wrong with the modern Western society, and lay out the ways to stop the obvious cultural deterioration and rise up from the ashes that the neocons, cultural Marxists, and the globalists have brought upon us. She depicts the whole process with flawless precision and accuracy, possessing high verbal intelligence.

Lauren does not cater to the right-wingers just for the sake of indulging their confirmation bias.

Therefore, for any triggered leftists and anyone deeply stuck in their own doublethink, selflessly blind, ultratolerant yet (ironically) judgmental ways, this is a must-read because not only is it an eye-opener of a book, it presents weighty arguments based on factual evidence (don't believe me, feel free to enlighten yourself about the real historical events brought up in Lauren's debut book , - Google is your friend!).

[Amy Lopez · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is definitely the longest reddit post I have ever read.

The good:
But seriously, I enjoyed the author's writing style. It reflects the current Internet conventions that I'm accustomed to, and she wasn't afraid to say it like it is (in her head).

The bad:
This book is yet another one for the echo chamber (of which all ideologies have). The author presents herself as well researched, but the vast majority of her references are to news articles. Seriously?

I have no doubt she's spent countless hours researching politics, but I suspect it's been mostly on websites that do "gut checking" rather than "fact checking". That's not to say she's wrong (for that reason), but if you were looking for any sort of peer-reviewed backed research or any sort of in-depth analysis about the alt-right ideology, you're not going to find it in this book.

[Marianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Lauren suddenly announced that she had written a book I was curious to see how it would turn out. I have to say that it had me enraptured from the first page and I wish it was longer. Although the book explores what could be considered depressing subject matter, Lauren's wit and sense of humour shines through making the book easy to read and relate to. The book whilst making me laugh was also very thought provoking and has taught me a lot about how both sides of politics have gotten to the place they are now. The book is also very well researched and this is seen throughout the book where points of argument and facts are sourced allowing the reader to find the facts for themselves. I absolutely love the book and can't wait for more.

[Peter Starr · Rating 5 out of 5]

To Read is to Understand The Trump Phenomenon

Cutting through the media muddle, Lauren paints a picture of why so many unseen voters pulled the lever for Trump. She goes on to explain why (and who) have gotten the West into a fight for it's very survival. Laying bare the motive of the left, Muslim culture, illegal immigrants, corporate elites, and culture warriors all, the picture comes into focus of what must be done in order for Western civilization to continue to be a beacon of light in a darkening world.

You will better understand what you like or dislike about the transition set with the Trump triumph in November. You will be prouder of the resistance to the media onslaught of the past that has called you deployable for seeking common sense and a dialogue. You will be unnerved if you are in your safe place. In the end you will be confident that you have a six in the fight or a determined foe to discuss your liberal ideology rationally is calling. You will be hopeful or scared that the time to defend is here ; that discussion is upon us and action is inevitable.

Good job Lauren.

[Alejandro Heracles al-Mu'minin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Millennials get a lot of criticism for the state of modern culture. Instead of blaming the victim Lauren acknowledges where we have been led astray. This requires examining the society that has bred us. The reality is a devaluation of morals and virtue due to lack of responsibility in favor of hedonistic pleasure, something embraced and forced to the youth by the baby boomers- the generation that took everything, left nothing, and stole from posterity.

This is the story of our stolen future. It is about shifting responsibility back to children and the family with respect for each other instead of continually sacrificing our future for the pleasure of unrestrained adults and the individual

Disclaimer: I have a massive crush on the author so the rating was an automatic 5.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always considered myself a liberal but the more I learn about the current state of left politics I realize I am a classical liberal. Lauren Southern has a horrible reputation as a racist, sexist etc but in reality all her critiques have not even allowed themselves to listen to her. She is articulate, well informed and confident. She is also a very beautiful attractive woman and that kills liberals. Anyone who goes against the grain in thinking that feminism is not what it once was and anyone who questions immigration is considered racist. Southern shows with facts and reason how foolish both these positions are. I am 33 and not a millennial but I did find her novel very interesting. It takes a lot of balls to criticize any of these taboo subjects and Southern does it exceptionally well.

[Rebekah · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a lot of poorly edited drivel. Some of my favourite moments:

"The West need to think of itself as a family again, not as a sugar daddy for other people and their families...welcoming people who are culturally Western just makes sense... without this preference for people who belong and share its ideals, the West will wither and die faster than a flower watered with tequila."

"The Trump campaign was America's rape whistle"

"They'll (millennials) have to accept that diversity is not a strength; it's a weakness... it is to civilizations what autoimmune diseases are to the human body."

Additionally assertions are made, but not backed up with reliable sources (though a chapter on how Tenured Hippies (aka university academics) Ruined Everything probably explains this) and the sources that are cited are questionable. Seriously, if you are trying to convince an audience citing Milo Yiannopoulos isn't going to win you new friends.

Essentially this book reads as a stream of consciousness rant against all the political views that do no align with the authors. However there is nothing new here: the author attacks Islam, academics, philosophers, feminists and immigrants - essentially reiterating the bigotry and hate espoused by those who see anyone who isn't white or Christian as someone to be feared - yet in a way that is "accessible" to the younger millennial generation.

TL;DR: if you are feeling particularly masochistic and need to rage-throw a book ac cross the room, this is the book for you. But ONLY if you are up with the lingo of the cool kids... people over 40 need not apply! 0/5 stars

[Lundy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very important book for my generation (millennials) to read. Lauren talks about the origins of our politically correct atmosphere and what we need to do combat it. A true eye-opener to those who are seeking truth in society and a refreshing message to those who thought our generation was lost to the left.

[Ana · Rating 1 out of 5]

i didnt know why i wasted my time reading this, it is pretty much alt-right propaganda. Lauren Southern tends to misrepresent a lot of facts in this book. if i wanted to read this sort of garbage i would just go to reddit.

[Sophia Golfinopoulos · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unprofessionally and freely uses words like 'moron' and 'idiot' instead of using specific words to articulate her point as to WHY she thinks someone is a 'moron' or an 'idiot'. Argues that English needs to be defended because it is a dying language (is this a joke?). Uses one example and treats it as conclusive evidence for her stubborn, one-sided racist beliefs. It is hate speech, disguised as a poorly written and articulated book.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

The last chapter of this pamphlet - it feels too wrong to call 84 pages a book - salvaged the thing for me. Up until that point, the name calling and general bashing filled me with nothing but disgust. In the last chapter, however, the author finally gets down to talking solutions and ideas: i.e. what I came for in the first place.
I gave up reading Ann Coulter because - even as someone who generally agrees with her conclusions - I couldn't stand the rancor in her writings. I want thoughtful ideas, not unrestrained name calling. I hoped in picking up Lauren Southern's pamphlet (its size reminiscent of Common Sense) for some...well, common sense.
Unfortunately, the first 6 chapters subjected me to Ann Coulter level rhetoric with little thoughtful substance to compensate. And do I need to reiterate again, I agree with the problem? I just wish we could talk about it like adults and not stoop to being the millennials we are.
The 7th chapter, like I said, somewhat saved this book as Southern begins to make her case for nationalism. Here I find we diverge somewhat. Or rather, where she thinks nationalism would solve America's problems, I think no welfare state and a stronger free market would. But the point is, there is room for thoughtful discussion and the weighing of ideas. I wish the pamphlet focused more on that and less on cataloging the stupidity of everyone she disagrees with.
I suppose I'm glad I gave it a try - at least I tried.

[Will Travis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Millennials: "My generation sees nothing worth conserving in the modern world"

CAUTION : HATE, RACISM: This young author, a Canadian Libertarian xenophobe residing in Surrey, B.C. - home to a sizable Hindu and Sikh immigrant population - has mentally crossed over the border to the dark side, where she has imbibed gleefully of the poisoned American Kool-Aid, Trumpism. Trump is her chosen hero, hate is her game. Sadly, she is too young and uneducated to know much about fundamental upheavals and tears in the fabric of U.S. society post-WWII. Nor does she know her own country's history around race and official multiculturalism. She claims to represent "millenial" citizens who, she claims, have been so egregiously wronged by the preceeding generation of Baby Boomers that they must be free to dial back Western society to her idylic vision of the Fifties when most North Americans were Caucasian. The author is also associated with TheRebel.media and keeps the company of malcontents like Ezra Levant, a far-right evangelical and white supremacist who recently was called to testify in a criminal trial involving a shooting in a nightclub.
The author whines: "My generation sees nothing worth conserving in the modern world"
This reader says : " If that's the way she feels about it, why doesnt she just end it all?"
( Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is?)
"Hey, darlin', you're nothing new!"

[Simon Clare · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am a fan of Lauren Southern's journalism, so this "book" (more of a pamphlet really though) was seriously disappointing.

Firstly, it is 82 pages long and an absolute rip-off. Secondly, it does not appear to have been edited, as it is infested with missing words, typos and sentences that simply do not make sense. Unforgivable in such a diminutive work.

Thirdly and most seriously, there are no coherent arguments in this book, which surprised me as I have heard Southern speak very well about the subjects in this pamphlet elsewhere. There are just statements (riddled with cliches) that seem to be loaded into a canon and fired up into the air to see where they land. At times it didn't sound like it was really even her words. Especially her call for a new crusade, followed by the exclamation "Deus Vult!". How embarrassing.

If you already agree with her, you probably enjoyed reading your thoughts back at yourself and may have missed the fact that there is very little of any intellectual value here.

I hope she makes plenty of money from this and then takes some time to go and write a book worthy of her name, as this one wasn't.

[Anouck · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oof. Well, what can I say? It is an 80 page pamphlet and it took me more than three months to finish it. I feel like the essay I could write about this book could easily be larger than the bloody thing itself. But that would waste my time even further - and boy, did I waste my time.
Let me start with the positives: Assuming Lauren Southern does not have a ghost-writer she has some potential as an author. Her writing style is accessible and I can imagine even being pleased by it if the book hadn't been the radioactive dumpster fire it sadly is. Another positive is that this book is not 100% nonsensical. I think I saw like two reasonably intelligent quotes and a couple of statements that weren't completely insane.

Now, what was my overall experience? It's a very dumb book. Just not the kind of dumb where it becomes funny again. Just the very annoying kind of dumb. Combined with the unjust smug and lazy pseudo-intellectual air of the author, this is one very tedious read.

Barbarians: How The Baby Boomers, Immigrants and Islam Screwed my Generation reads like... Well, what does it read like? I guess it reads like the political essay of a sixteen year old that decided it was a good idea to snort his ritalin and pull an all-nighter. It feels like this strange hydra of Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, Stefan Molyneux and Paul Joseph Watson that also suffered a stroke. So, if you're into that, this book is for you.

For a while I was torn between giving this book either one or two stars. I decided on one because it really has no redeeming qualities. There are a lot of authors out there that bullshit, but most of them are at least good at it. People like David Irving are good at misrepresenting data, people like Stefan Molyneux have an effective rethorical style, and even Dave Rubin (when he is not in recovery mode from taking in too many high-level important ideas) will make the effort to hit at least 100 pages. Not Lauren Southern, though. This all feels like one big 4chan post, and for that reason I'll stick with one star.

[Anil Swarup · Rating 3 out of 5]

A self professed right wing conservative, Lauren Southern comes down heavily on being liberal towards immigration in the context of the US. In her view, "Immigration is net negative on the economy because it grows the demands of the welfare state". She supports the philosophy propounded by Milton Friedman that "you can't have open borders and a welfare state".
The author is also vehemently opposed to Islam. For her, "Islam the religion is by its very nature dangerous to the West" because "Islam has not had its enlightenment". And then she goes to the extreme to say that "The Crusaders did absolutely nothing wrong". Extreme thought indeed.

[Mark R Suter · Rating 1 out of 5]

Some truths a lot of rhetoric

I read this and can't believe any of what she calls reform is possible. In a perfect world Islam would be eradicated. Good luck. Entitlement is here to stay. Thanx to the computer there aren't enough jobs anymore. But I do agree, build a wall.

[Lily the Valley Girl · Rating 1 out of 5]

I admire Lauren Southern so much...

But despite two glowing reviews from Gavin & Stefan I couldn't read more than half. When Stephen King suggests 'writing in your own voice (On Writing) Lauren took it to the point of sounding like a YouTube transcript. It's very hard on the eyes and impossible to enjoy if you haven't heard her speak, I'd wager.

As a gen-xer I really wanted to learn from her experiences as a millennial. However terms like Tumblerectomists or whatever the heck words she coins are not going to make sense to my generation. I'm in the political Twitter scene, yo, so I could vague it up.

No doubt Lauren can mature as a writer. She is so much of what I wish I'd been at her age instead of: gender studies, protesting nonsense, lecturing my family on the importance of saying "snowperson" instead of snowman (sexist! misogyny!), and spreading PLUR.

I hope a podcast version will be made available.

[shane m sapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Read

Loved her prespective. Positions are supported with strong credible sources. Highly recommended for those who are looking for knowledge and fact.

[Bret Dale Beach · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

This is a must read well written and thought out this gal is right on the money!!!
Buy it you won't be disappointed!!!!

[Timothy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dear Lauren Southern,

Because the internet is now as small as a liberal’s patience since they last told someone to check their privilege, inevitably you may see this review. I am not a SWJ, neocon, or raving maniac (not to be repetitious). I say this because when I have seen people involved in internecine arguments, many complain the one bringing the criticism must be the same as or in cahoots with those of the other political persuasion. [1] I want to be free to express my criticism without being put into a group (However, if you will, I sexually identify as a Terran marine and my preferred pronoun is “This is Jimmy”). [2]

I stopped reading at the end of chapter four, in honesty, not due to dislike of the ideas Barbarians conveyed, but rather, how the ideas were explained. This is not to say the book was a rambling mess of incoherent paragraphs; in fact, the book was laconic and the ideas were built well, however arriving at conclusions quickly (too quickly). Let me address three points.

First, let’s talk about the tone of the book. You wrote it appealing to Millenials? Then job well done, this will, and from the look of other reviews, has been bandied about in Mellienial’s minds. If the book was also meant for other generations, it is missing the mark. I understand the book is not a university paper, but using better language appeals to a wider audience. I am not advocating censorship, but class. Robert Spencer uses no profanity (to my knowledge) in any of his 15 books (of which I’ve read four). David Limbaugh, in his chilling and accurate book about Obama, [3] uses no profanity to express his points (though he might be excused if he had, considering his subject matter). Instead, I see two phrases in Barbarians that made me wonder how a book became a blog post mid-sentence: “They have bitched about religious freedom...” and “[b]ut take too many in [immigrants], and you lose the ability to assimilate them, and everything goes to s—t.” Both true statements, but your writing can be more creative.

You also make mention of the infamous “childless, single losers who masturbate to anime” line from Rick Wilson, and follow it up with: “I don’t masturbate to anime characters. I dress up like them and guys masturbate to me.” This is probably true (that you dress up as, for instance, as Samus, and that men do fap), but this sentence serves no purpose to the chapter (Rick Wilson’s son is a weirdo?) and had the effect of turning me off from reading (pun intended).

Concerning Barbarian’s formatting, my second point, it seemed sloppy (the book is informal). I’m an avid reader of non-fiction and love footnotes. One footnote from Barbarians was merely “See: [website address]” and another was simply “Man, I’m glad I got around to reading 1984.” Typically, I don’t see general references to websites alone (without author, etc.) and don’t see personal comments. As the book used informal language, it had informal footnotes, leading my mind to think of the “blog” word again. Your Millenial was showing as you wrote this. This is a soft point; no need to dwell.

The third point was my expectation for Barbarians. I enjoy non-fiction political books, and 90% of them are (1) 130+ pages, (2) are well-explored in their ideas, (3) have great points. I am not trying to hedge you into a box, Lauren, but the ideas you wrote about deserved to be further elaborated in your keystrokes. I learned nothing new in the chapter on the religion of peace, where Islamic theology could have been discussed in your informal, humorous way. The chapter on immigration was just getting off to a great start before it faded like a firework. I did learn a few things in my reading, notably Foucalt’s argument “that mental health … was nothing more than a construct designed by society to keep the oppressed down.” (As an aside, this reminds of Rush Limbaugh’s comments that the Left sees normal constructs as impediments of oppression, for instance, he says, “the institution of marriage” that has existed for thousands of years as a male-female relationship). My expectation, yes, even being a fellow millennial, was for Barbarians to be a long book with great commentary. Instead, it was a short book with good commentary.
Keep up the writing and continue the fight.

Avoid if: You’ve kept up with current events and are a conservative.
Read if: You want to hear a brave (not sarcastic) millennial’s seven blog entries on the West, college campuses, anti-Trumpers (neocons included), immigration, Islam, herself, and how to fix “the current predicament.”

Notes:
[1] Age of Shitlords. “Having Opinions About Things Doesn’t Make Someone ‘As Bad As SWJ’s’”
https://ageofshitlords.com/having-opi... (Accessed December 29, 2016).
[2] Jim Raynor, from Blizzard’s masterful game, Star Craft. http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Jim_R... (Accessed January 24, 2017)
[3] Crimes Against Liberty. Regnery Publishing. 2010.

[Olle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I denna pamflett presenterar Lauren Southern en text som kan fungera som en introduktion för den som på allvar intresserar sig för de idéer som utmärker den nya, svårdefinierade och breda högerrörelse som växer fram i dagens USA och Europa. På endast 60 sidor hinner hon sammanfatta det mesta som är fel i den postmoderna tid vi befinner oss i och hur dessa destruktiva idéer, som utgör den rådande hegemonin, kunde växa fram och lyckas få ett såpass omfattande inflytande.

Det görs inte många djupdykningar, vilket dock får sägas är en fördel med tanke på den träffsäkerhet med vilken Southern behandlar de ämnen hon tar upp. Hon hinner göra upp med dagens nihilism, historielöshet och krig mot familjen; det indoktrinerande skolsystem och den kulturmarxistiska akademi som präglar de flesta västerländska länder; Frankfurtskolans framväxt och inflytande; globalismens egentliga mening och hur den kunnat förena såväl modern vänster som traditionell höger; och naturligtvis invandring och islam.

Avslutningsvis presenterar hon sin egen framtidsvision och förklarar, om än lite kort, vad hon ser som framtidens idéer, där allt börjar med nationalism. Hon beskriver även hur konservatismen är död, för det finns inget värt att bevara i nuvarande förhärskande ideologier, utan vi måste hitta tillbaka till de värden som en gång utmärkte västerlandet men som, efter 1968, kontinuerligt utraderats.

När man tar Southerns unga ålder i beaktande är det en fantastisk skrift hon producerat. Om man ska anmärka på något så är det den ofta något plumpa humorn, men nog har även den sin publik. Totalt sett fyller boken med sin ungdomlighet och relativa lättillgänglighet en unik roll i debatten och kommer göra mycket nytta i det kulturkrig som utkämpas här och nu, men som även kommer att prägla kommande decennier.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Her cover is a bit reminiscent of Ann Coulter, don't you think? She reminds me a bit of her. Love her or hate her this woman has courage to speak her mind, in the face of political correctness. God Bless her for that. Do you remember when a conservative and liberal could have an intelligent conversation without it spiraling into name calling? Me neither. The SJW's have controlled the narrative for so long that any differing view point is now labeled racism, xenophobia, misogynistic, and any other host of unpleasant names that people are terrified of being called. This book is a good example of the right biting back.

This book did not really tell me anything that I did not already know. I am pretty familiar with most of the talking points of the right...and the left. They both make some good points for those who care to listen. I believe this book is a good starting point for those interested in the paradigm of the right. Maybe someone not quite ready for Ben Shapiro or Milo.

She does make a good point that the baby-boomers are at fault for a lot of what is going on in the politics of today's America. She will get no argument from me there. However, what I thought was the most interesting were her thoughts on the millennials. It had honestly never occurred to me that the result of helicopter parenting, everyone being told their special by right rather than merit, and participation trophies would result in a person not being able to handle disagreement in any form. I just thought it was attention seeking behavior. Suddenly the crazy histrionics of the SJW's to the Trump election make much more sense now.

[apollojet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Правые Америки очень смешные.
В стране, где есть Ку-Клукс-Клан, Джордж Линкольн Рокуэлл, Дневники Тернера в конце концов, правые уже 5 лет угрожают начать применять насилие. Еще лет сто — и дойдут до акций прямого действия в виде написания анонимных писем с угрозами. Еще через двести решатся их рассылать.
Но девочки как всегда красивые.

Книга больше про леваков США — а про них читать всегда интересно. Потому леваки — это чистое безумие. А в случае с США — еще безумие необразованное и разжиревшее.
Я одолел эту книгу за четыре набивки трубки и даю ей 14 свастик из 88.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is an interesting commentary on the mess that neo-cons and the identity-politics obsessed left have made of the modern west. The book contains some good arguments against mass-immigration but could do with being a bit less crude in places and a bit less sweeping in some of its historical assertions. Still, it is a good effort from a very young author (I think she is about 22 years old).

[priyamvada tripathi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to see if there was a cogent argument and thought process behind the screaming title of this book.
Frankly, not sure if this qualifies as a book. It’s eighty odd pages filled with toxic ravings and rantings, and sweeping statements without a shred of evidence behind them.
Is it possible to give less than one star?

[Nehi Stauffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. We need western civilization restored.

[Adrienn · Rating 1 out of 5]

one star: just a convoluted unstructured rant, think she should refer herself to some textbooks as to how to build arguments.

[Rory Fox · Rating 1 out of 5]

There are two significant socio-political issues confronting Western thinkers today. The first question is where you sit in the left/right, liberal/conservative dichotomy. The second question is what can be done to move matters forward.

This is a polemical shouty book which deals only with the first question. It insists upon a ‘rightist,’ ‘conservative-ist’ perspective. The book seems directed to its own side, so it is rhetorically stronger and correspondingly lighter on argument.

However, the book does flag up some good questions. For example it asks (Milton Friedman’s) question about whether open borders are compatible with a welfare state (Kindle 46%). This isn’t necessarily an either/or question as there are a range of nuanced answers which depend on committing to degrees of either option. Unfortunately the book isn’t interested in exploring issues or nuanced alternatives. Open borders are so obviously bad that the author seems to think no discussion is needed.

The closest the book comes to nuance is when the author talks about nationalism and admits that nationalism can be bad when promoted by people like Hitler, but it can be good in the case of the Polish nationalism which led to the fall of Communism (86%). This is a genuinely interesting comparison and it would have been informative to explore it and try to understand the author's views about the difference between a good and bad nationalism. But, disappointingly, beyond making the point itself, there was little interest in providing a detailed analysis or evaluation.

Similarly the author makes an interesting point when she claims that Globalism is a form of ‘communism lite’ as a kind of cultural Marxism rather than economic Marxism (81%). That’s an interesting suggestion, and I was looking forward to seeing how the author might develop the point and argue for it. But, once again the book jumped forward without providing a rationale.

Stylistically I thought the book was particularly disappointing. Its unnecessarily polemical and confrontational. Opponents are ‘whiny’ and ‘stupid,’ and they are often described with analogies that can be interpreted offensively. For example, chapter 5 is about ‘how Islam is ruining everything.’ The author tells us that ‘individual Muslims can be decent, like tame wolves can exist’ (62%). The analogy invites readers to draw their own conclusions about the likelihood of such an outcome.

What makes this style or writing particularly disappointing is that it arguably undermines the very point the author claims to be making. She insists that Western values are superior and worth defending from the immigrants (who she believes will dilute them). But an essential part of traditional Western Enlightenment values is an attempt to deal with issues dispassionately and rationally. That means rational evidence and calm argument: not rhetoric, polemic and ad hominem rudeness.

Loosing sight of that fact means that the book makes no meaningful contribution to the debate about how to bridge the differences between extreme left and right viewpoints, and thus find a way forward. All it does is reiterate the polarisation which we are already all too aware of.