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The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
Sale price: $0.49
Author(s): Naomi Wolf
Binding: Digital
Label: Amazon
Language(s): English Published
List Price: $0.49
Manufacturer: Amazon
Number Of Pages: 27
Product Group: Book
Address: 2007-11-09
Publisher: Amazon
Release Date: 2007-11-09
Studio: Amazon
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
In my travels across the country, I have heard from citizens of all backgrounds who feel alienated from the Founders' idea that they are the ones who must lead; they are the ones who must decide and confront and draw a line. They are the ones who matter. This book is written for them. Such citizens need the keys to, the understanding of, the Founders' radical legacy. They need to understand how despots have gone about their work. They need a primer so they and those around them can be well-equipped for the fight that lies ahead.
Customer Reviews Average rating - 4.5
Rating - 1 Date: 2008-11-16
Content: I bought this book because of several reviews. I was given the impression that it was an honest and objective book on the times, I was greatly disappointed. This is someone from a very large family or there's only a handful of people writing reviews under many different names, most of which are just plain bunk. In any case the book is anything but objective. But I did find the proper place for it, the city dump!
Summary: Don't buy this book!
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-11-16
Content: I purchased this book the day I saw Naomi Wolf speak at our local university, and she is a true patriot. She was inspiring, and I believe by the end of her talk many people in the audience were awakened to the real dangers of being complacent about the freedoms we enjoy as Americans. Her speech and this book raise awareness to the real dangers posed by a government which over time has eroded the balance of power to a frightening degree. This is a MUST READ for all Americans who believe in the Constitution and the vision of the Founding Fathers of our great nation.
Summary: Eye Opening and Scarey
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-11-16
Content: The book I received from this seller was in excellent condition, and was forwarded to me in a timely manner.
Summary: Everything I hoped for
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-11-09
Content: In "End of America" Naomi Wolf makes some startling comparisons of the current administration with some of histories worst governments such as Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy. She contrasts those similarities with the Constitution.
A sentence from the book's Introduction portrays the author's warning, "We take our American liberty for granted the way we take our national resources for granted, seeing both, rather casually, as being magically self-replenishing."
Another point that the author makes very clear is that to change government citizens have to participate. If the Founding Fathers would have waited for someone else to do the work of changing what they couldn't tolerate, there wouldn't be a United States of America.
She states on page 29 that while it is difficult to sustain an open society, it is easy to close one down. That PATRIOT Act succeeded in eroding a lot of civil liberties.
This is driven home by the mention of the author being on a list for air travel. This is especially disturbing as a form of bizarre punishment for those who disagree with the current administration. In itself, this is a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment protection against arbitrary search and seizure.
Another unconstitutional tool she mentions is the signing statement that G.W. Bush has abused far more than any other president. Americans are living under laws that Congress has never voted on and this tool puts Bush above the law.
Naomi Wolf has written a concise, yet powerful book about where we are now and how we should participate in the process of changing government. The power of the vote is only enhanced by participation. It's a call to Conservatives, Liberals, Independents, and any party affilitiations to take notice and get involved.
Summary: History Repeats Itself?
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-10-28
Content: Very well thought out book. Consider ourselves warned. We are already on this path unless drastic changes happen I am afraid all liberties will be lost.
Summary: an eye opener
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