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Summary: Finally, Someone has the answer!
Review: Since 9/11, we have all been waiting for someone to explain why America is great. We have all been wandering around in confusion, questioning the goodness, let alone the "greatness" of our country. All the corporations, out of their sense of confusion, stopped doing business and asked their employees to go away, because they felt it was wrong to make money in these troubled times, and the employees all agreed to leave because they felt the same way. And the President and all the politicians stopped campaigning and attacking each other and stopped taking kickbacks and having extramarital affairs, because they were all confused. And all the cable tv commentators and political analysts and AM radio talkers stopped expressing their valuable opinions, in light of the traumatic events that had taken place. And the American people took their flags, their faith in the President and their patriotism and locked them away in some dark place. And we waited..waited for a great man like Dinesh D'Souza to come along and remind us of what makes this country so great and what makes all the non-Christians, non-Republicans and all non-whites so evil and stupid. Thanks Dinesh, Now we can all stop wallowing in our pity and confusion and get back to business. You have set us all straight. Now we can pump those stock prices back to where they were and get back to our day-trading and buy everything we want. We can get back to teaching our children why Americans are great and the rest of the world is so evil. Mainly we can get back to trading stocks and buying stuff. Oh , I almost forgot. As many of the other enlightened reviewers here have stated, this should be required reading in all the public schools, of course. We need to let our congressmen know about this book, so they can make it law in their districts that this book is required, even if the student is not white or Christian or Republican. They have to realize that they are evil, and America is good. So make it required reading.
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Summary: The Author has no clue.
Review: The author is a foreign-born and sees the goodies only. He is naive, has no clue on some issues. Yes, America is very good country for a foreigner to live in, yet he fails to see Vietnam war, slavery, low wages. I have not read his book, and I will never. I have seen him on C-Span, telling point blank that 'This (US) is the only super power in the world that doesn't tell other countries what to do" I don't know what part of the world he lives. He is comparing Zhengis Khan with Modern America. Simply the person has no clue. Now-a-days, especially after 9/11, a lot of pudnits get pleasure comparing our (US) system of government, the ways of living comparing with Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iraq. The aforementioned countries have not come out of Middle Age.
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Summary: A fine read from a quality mind. A+
Review: Dinesh D'Souza is quietly becoming one of the most influential political writers in the business. This book, in particular, is perhaps his most comprehensive work in that it really sets forth his world view much more than the narrower topics of some of his previous work. The book works on many levels. It's a book about politics, but it's also a testimonial, and even a call to action. It's a book that is purely American, and not extreme in any way, except perhaps extemely logical. It's a book Ayn Rand would have probably enjoyed. The only complaint I can find is that it seemed a little thin in page count, though certainly not in content. But then, it was written right after 9/11, which probably caused the final product to be much more focused than it would have been otherwise. William Bennett, during the same timeframe, also produced a shorter-than-usual work. I have to agree that content is more important than length on both accounts, and both books have been tremendous aids to many Americans lately.
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Summary: A Breath of fresh air!
Review: Since so many excellent reviews have been given for Dinesh D'Souza's book I will just say, if you have a recent high school or college graduate in your life, get him or her a copy of this book. We, as Americans, hear so much anti-American sentiment from around the world, that to hear such praise of our country almost made tears come to my eyes. One quote in the book that made me smile (and we need to find ways to smile these days!) was a quote D'Souza included by Jeane Kirkpatrick, which stated, "Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is." There is so much good about this book, well documented and simply stated, that I can not praise it highly enough.
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Summary: D'Souza is a remarkable man
Review: It is refreshing to see someone who is obviously an immigrant from a poor, backward country totally embrace America and completely disconnect himself from where he came from. Although he does present some personal history and recollections of his younger years in India, he is clearly aware of how incredibly fortunate he is to be in America. It is quite a remarkable thing to see this man on television - this dark skinned asian with the lingering accent, speaking so eloquently and passionately about American history and culture and about the evil forces within that seek to destroy our moral fabric, and even being critical of African Americans and Native Americans and taking the far right view on such purely American issues as the Civil Rights Movement, affirmative action, slavery and immigration - as if his ancestors had come over on the Mayflower and his family tree was firmly planted in this country for hundreds of years. One would think he had come from a long line of warriors who had fought in the American Revolution, the Civil War, the World Wars and VietNam and had come to these deeply held conservative positions through his personal connection to Amercian history. But in reality, he's just a recent immigrant from a poor Asian country whose father is probably a doctor or engineer and probably had some clout over there because of some caste rules or something that had very little to do with taking control of one's own destiny, which he so often refers to in his description of what makes America great. Yes, truly a remarkable thing to watch indeed.
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Summary: riff on Rousseau unexpected treat
Review: Graciousness is an unappreciated virtue. Millions want to come here, relatively few wish to leave, but you wouldn't know it from all the pundits, professors, and their general unbalanced criticism of the US. A good highlight of some facts that should make us less guilty about being an American. But what was a really unexpected and appreciated was his segue on Rousseau, someone who I used to find totally repugnant. His idea that one must find one's authentic self is very important in comtemporary society, and is truly a good idea (in combination with other virtues). Anyhow, the author ties it in nicely to his thesis.
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: The auther is exagerating alot in his description. Many things he refered to were false
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Summary: What's so great about America (Conservative Edition):
Review: It can be summed up in one tidy little phrase: the unfettered and god-given right to earn, save, and invest money. You will never hear a conservative praise the artistic freedom of the United States, its respect for diversity, its secular government, nor the Constitution itself (with the exception of the Second Amendment, of course). Money and money alone gives them pause -- they proudly salute the golden calf.
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Summary: What's so great about America
Review: Dinesh D'Souza has created a masterpiece with this book. I couldn't put it down, once I started reading it. I found myself stating out loud, "That's right!" and "Wow." I highly recommend this book to anyone, regardless of whether you're a student, government employee, or just a liberal that wants to profess your sins. You can't righteously argue with the facts pointed out in this book. As Americans, we're far from perfect, but we never claimed to be. We simply know (regardless of what multiculturalist think) that the Western World can not be compared as equal to third world countries. That doesn't make us better persons, just more advanced. Dr.D'Souza brings so many issues to light in a book that could easily be read in one sitting.
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Summary: FOOLish!
Review: This book is foolish apologetics exploring american culture as if it were inside a bubble, the world is no longer about boarders as it used to be, the author of this trashy convservative nonsense would be well off to read Hardt&Negri's Empire. Ask the worlds poorest countries suffering in debt to the IMF or World Bank if they have seen racism lately! Ask those people living in the poorest areas of every major american city if they have seen racism lately! While were at it lets ask why 75% of our countries prision space was built during the Regan administration? So our great noble country with it's wonderful president could wage racist sick war on "drugs" that lined the pockets of private interests building a prison industrial empire, this kind of conservative nonsense does us all a huge disservice.
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