Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From The Seventies To Obama (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Американската политика и обществен живот са в огромна степен повлияни от наследството на робовладелската институция, която просъществува там най-дълго от целия цивилизован свят. И днес американското обшество и политика не само не са загърбили противопоставянето на тема раса, но дори го задълбочават още повече, понеже за някои хора това носи гласове на изборите. А губещи са всички останали хора, най-вече самите негри, които вместо да вървят напред и да гледат в бъдещето, колективно са се вторачили в миналото и търсят не развитие, а възмездие - от общество, което е поколения далеч от някогашните робовладелци. Нещо подобно на нашите цигани, които вместо да пращат децата си на училище, реват че са дискриминирани когато се наложи да си плащат тока.В настоящата книга Ан Коултър дава безбройни примери за това как политиците (главно от Демократическата партия - американските социалисти) използват тези сантименти на негрите и съзнателно и усилено ги задълбочават, за да спечелят лесни гласове срещу кебапчета (на английски му викат pork barrels или само pork но значението е същото).Трите звездички са защото книгата не е толкова идейна, колкото фактологическа - кой какво и кога казал, което не е толкова интересно. Ann Coulter’s Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama is a refreshing perspective on the realities of race relations in the United States. Her insights can apply easily to other countries where affirmative action and political correctness lead to a repression of truth in the interest of preventing ‘unfortunate stereotypes’. Coulter is at great pains to make the point that there has been little or no institutionalized racism other than against whites, especially minor white authority figures like the police; or white students like those targeted by the African-American stripper in the Duke University case where the District Attorney Mike Nifong pressed a barrage of false accusations. Coulter notes that African American's make up 13% of America's crack cocaine use, yet they make up 90% of the arrests. This discrepancy is largely because of the greater number of crimes they commit She gives examples of where whites and blacks may receive different treatment under the law. For example, in 2008, two men, climbed the Empire State Building. The white man received a warning, the black man was arrested and detained for seventy-two hours, and then issued a fine. She gives the additional information that the black man had previously committed similar infractions, while this was the white man’s first offence-the sort of crucial piece of information that Coulter points out is frequently omitted from the mainstream media. Coulter gives many instances demonstrating that liberal's exploit race, which ultimately reduces blacks to children who are not held responsible as individual adults. She gives ample evidence as to how excessive sympathy for blacks prevents them for addressing their own problems, including drug related crime, drug abuse, collapse of family structures in black communities, gang membership, illiteracy, unemployment and incarceration rates. By referring to President Barack Obama as the most liberal president in history, she easily demolishes his pernicious universal health care bill in that Obama’s brand of liberalism is neither universal, nor a nationalization of it: it is paid for largely by one segment of society for the benefit of another, largely composed of illegal immigrants . Coulter does provide revealing facts, as in the cases of the Rodney King case which resulted in black rioting partly incited by television news stations which edited footage from a video that justified the actions of the police officers who subdued King with great difficulty. She provides similarly extensive detail about New York subway commuter Bernie Goetz who gunned down four black youths intent on mugging him. When blacks knew of the circumstances of Goetz’s Wilding case, they did not riot, but expressed approval of his actions. But Coulter also notes that in many cases, blacks who are willing to condemn wrong-doing by their neighbours are intimidated by other blacks or disregarded by the media. In all, Mugged is refreshingly candid in an age of repressive political correctness. However, it could be improved by less dependence on slang and colloquial idiom, as well as less reliance on mock surprise for effect.
What do You think about Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From The Seventies To Obama (2012)?
Great book, really well researched. Everyone should read it.
—nb27893
One of the best books I have read in years.
—Ashley
Ann Coulter is very entertaining. Read it.
—sudhas
