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The Snowflakes' Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media
The “snowflake” generation of college students didn’t simply melt away as expected, but rather, entered the workforce and hijacked mainstream media, using campus mob intimidation tactics to push America further to the left than ever before.
Step onto a college campus, attend a street protest, flip to a legacy news network, tune in to a White House press briefing, and you’re likely to come down with a bad case of déjà vu. The media—composed almost entirely of liberal elites—along with the Democratic Party and its activists have long worked in tandem to make their ideas palatable to the public. But the media’s reliance on the left for relevance had an unwanted side it’s been forced to genuflect to the most radical and most obnoxious—and, unfortunately, very influential—activists.
Over the past decade, the zealous individuals once derided as college “snowflakes” by the right have taken over key cultural institutions, pushing the national conversation further to the left than ever before. These individuals have cohered into a potent clique that has employed campus mob tactics to orchestrate revolutions (and purges) at the New York Times , major publishing companies, and mega-corporations in Silicon Valley and beyond. Low-level staffers transform into Slacktivists, organizing protests through their company social media channels and WhatsApp group chats, eventually collecting enough digital signatures to wrestle management into submission.
Amber Athey has witnessed it all come to fruition. She was the most vocal conservative at Georgetown University when academic freedom was first being suffocated by safe spaces and trigger warnings. After graduation, she covered liberal bias at colleges across the country, binged endless hours of cable news each day as a media reporter, and most recently embedded with the White House press corps as a correspondent. Part memoir, part investigation, and part prescription, this book will expose how modern media influences the American public with the coordinated assistance of left-wing politicians, think tanks, special interest groups, and “experts.” Finally , The Snowflakes’ Revolt will argue that the introduction of petulant radicals to this already volatile concoction will only accelerate the media’s collapse.
Step onto a college campus, attend a street protest, flip to a legacy news network, tune in to a White House press briefing, and you’re likely to come down with a bad case of déjà vu. The media—composed almost entirely of liberal elites—along with the Democratic Party and its activists have long worked in tandem to make their ideas palatable to the public. But the media’s reliance on the left for relevance had an unwanted side it’s been forced to genuflect to the most radical and most obnoxious—and, unfortunately, very influential—activists.
Over the past decade, the zealous individuals once derided as college “snowflakes” by the right have taken over key cultural institutions, pushing the national conversation further to the left than ever before. These individuals have cohered into a potent clique that has employed campus mob tactics to orchestrate revolutions (and purges) at the New York Times , major publishing companies, and mega-corporations in Silicon Valley and beyond. Low-level staffers transform into Slacktivists, organizing protests through their company social media channels and WhatsApp group chats, eventually collecting enough digital signatures to wrestle management into submission.
Amber Athey has witnessed it all come to fruition. She was the most vocal conservative at Georgetown University when academic freedom was first being suffocated by safe spaces and trigger warnings. After graduation, she covered liberal bias at colleges across the country, binged endless hours of cable news each day as a media reporter, and most recently embedded with the White House press corps as a correspondent. Part memoir, part investigation, and part prescription, this book will expose how modern media influences the American public with the coordinated assistance of left-wing politicians, think tanks, special interest groups, and “experts.” Finally , The Snowflakes’ Revolt will argue that the introduction of petulant radicals to this already volatile concoction will only accelerate the media’s collapse.
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272 pages, Hardcover
Published March 21, 2023
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March 22, 2023
What a (delightful) breath of fresh air! I am so tired of and offended by the whole concept of equity versus equality. The equity argument lacks common sense and denigrates the very people it purports to support. The equality argument makes common sense and supports the success of ALL people, regardless of race, gender, et al. And I know what I'm talking about.
I'm a 72-yr-0ld white woman with a high school education, raised by a single mom with an 8th grade education. No silver spoon anywhere in my home growing up. Yet somehow, I managed to rise to a top management position in a very male-dominated field (defense industry). How did I do it? I was smart, worked hard, was persistent and won arguments and negotiations based on logic and sound strategy. I was NEVER a victim, because I did not let myself be. Being a victim is something you allow. You always (always!) have a choice, even in life or death situations. It's all about personal integrity, a strong moral foundation, and - yes - a healthy dose of stubborness.
It would be wonderful if all of today's woke youth would have the ability to be open-minded, but most don't. Ms. Athey makes impressive argumenta for merit based on effort and accomplishment rather than perceived victimhood. That's just lazy.
Kudos, Amber. I'm now "following" you.
I'm a 72-yr-0ld white woman with a high school education, raised by a single mom with an 8th grade education. No silver spoon anywhere in my home growing up. Yet somehow, I managed to rise to a top management position in a very male-dominated field (defense industry). How did I do it? I was smart, worked hard, was persistent and won arguments and negotiations based on logic and sound strategy. I was NEVER a victim, because I did not let myself be. Being a victim is something you allow. You always (always!) have a choice, even in life or death situations. It's all about personal integrity, a strong moral foundation, and - yes - a healthy dose of stubborness.
It would be wonderful if all of today's woke youth would have the ability to be open-minded, but most don't. Ms. Athey makes impressive argumenta for merit based on effort and accomplishment rather than perceived victimhood. That's just lazy.
Kudos, Amber. I'm now "following" you.
April 16, 2023
Important revelations about distorted journalism
I like the thorough documentation of sources cited in this expose. I like the honesty in reporting. I like the insider view of a college campus when students need to stand their ground in pursuit of critical thinking and open dialogue. I feel more confident in confronting snowflakes.
I like the thorough documentation of sources cited in this expose. I like the honesty in reporting. I like the insider view of a college campus when students need to stand their ground in pursuit of critical thinking and open dialogue. I feel more confident in confronting snowflakes.
April 16, 2023
Five stars
This book is a must read for anyone who wants an inside look at how the
mainstream press has become just another arm of the Democratic party.
This book is a must read for anyone who wants an inside look at how the
mainstream press has become just another arm of the Democratic party.
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