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Summary: Liddy is right - But!
Review: The book is a good, quick read. Except for the relatively new information in regards to the "true facts about Watergate", to me ,it's preaching to the choir. Any true conservative already understands what is needed to get the country back on track. If you are a liberal,however, it's a must read.
I think Liddy would have been well advised to omit chapter 6 entitled "Of Men and Women". It's a bit silly and hopefully not reflective of his personal life.
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Summary: if I could I'd give it less
Review: Yet another load of conservite back lass at actual social progress. What this author forgets is that back when he was a kid black men where seen as dogs, women as baby ovens and children as property. I see this as the writings of a man thate longs for a time before the civil rights movement. Here's the deal, we as a people need to grow up. Left right middle we need to grow up. We have made alot of progress in the last fifty years but the backlash now is just sickening. If it weren't for enviromentalist lobbying for safer use of pestcides how sick do you think we'll all be by now? (and for those of you that think the old levels were safe enough, spray your apples with raid next time and take a big bite) I live in L.A. if it weren't for the Clean Air act we'd still have smog shut in days (oooooohhhhhh so that's why we need clearer fuels, so that we can see the skyline not just brown smoke) Either side can go too far with an idea but enough is enough already...
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Summary: At least I've objectivly read the book...
Review: After I've read this book, I've come to the conclusion that there used to be a way for hard working people to make it in this country. It didn't matter what color you were, or where you came from; if you had the drive, there was a path to success for you. Unfortunately for those who gave this book 1 star, not only did they NOT read the book, but they missed a chance at some insight and wisdom that isn't taught like it used to be. You can see how they live by blame and dependence, even in thier so called "reviews" of this book.This book is a gem, and a window into a generation that's close to extinct. I'm sorry Gordon, but it's true. My grandfather's generation is dying at close to 1,000 a day. We're losing this link to a wise generation that could, and should be raising today's children. I highly recommend this book. It's a pretty short read, but it's long on insight and wisdom.
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Summary: Must-Read for Anyone Concerned About Freedom
Review: Liddy's genius is not his articulation of the losses of fundamental freedoms (even though he does a good job of that); he presents an articulate, concise case for the Constitutionality of those freedoms. As someone who grew up in the Great Depression-WWII era, Liddy provides valuable insights. My favorite chapter in the book was the one on education. Anyone who is concerned about the state of our economy needs to address our education crisis. Standards have indeed plummeted over the decades, and families are being increasingly force-fed a mediocre education agenda by the teachers' unions and absent-minded theorists who cannot hold real jobs. Liddy is quick not to blame this on teachers; in fact, a large part of the blame rests on parents and families. When a family teaches their children to read at an early age, minimizes television usage, encourages healthy competition through sports and hard work, teaches them mathematical and financial concepts, they tend to overachieve. Liddy speaks volumes when he notes the way his father and mother emphasized education and hard work. Education is failing because government has dumbed it down, but also because families have abdicated their fundamental responsibility. Then again, that is why we are losing our freedoms: Americans are forcing the government to do things that are unconstitutional because we don't want to be responsible for our own futures. We have reached the point where we would rather have security than freedom.
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Summary: An Honest Look at U. S. Cultural Changes in the 20th Century
Review: The main idea, that the U. S. is less free today, seems sadly and obviously true. Liddy pokes fun at some of contemporary American's sacred cows. He always seems hold on to his sense of humor. It's to bad everyone else can't do the same.
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Summary: One Can Never Go Home Again But We Can Remember & Dream!
Review: Another good book written by a man of courage, substance and character in G. Gordon Liddy and I found it to be educating and revealing in content. The authors' straightforward style is refreshing and commands your attention throughout his writings. This is a man who was stripped of everything without lying or making excuses and paid his debt to society no matter how unfair it was imposed upon him. He provides in very good detail how America has changed over the years from the encouragement of individual views to one fill with political correctness that stifles freedoms. This political correctness as silence the general public with fears to say anything these days. A Republic is dependent upon a well educated and informed electorate but too many valueless emotional nonsense manufacturers dominate the vast media agenda.
Such agendas' are based upon emotional ratings without common sense on the effects upon everyone's choice. The writers' book counters such myopic practices with good history, logical arguments and rationale thinking. G. Gordon Liddy life is well documented and he has been the subject of many lies, rumors and innuendos intended to maim him and his family. Yet, thorough it all he survives and thrives without apologies or regrets. This is to be admired not shunned into today's world of false hopes, media created heroes and good common people made fun of by goading people whose own values lack self-esteem, so they resort to tearing down others. I am finding the books written by conservatives are far more accurate with far better sources than those written by liberals. One has intent to persuade with facts and the other seeks to disguise and hide real facts for a common agenda bent against individual freedoms. As a moderate I am starting to lose confidence in anything I am hearing from the gnomes of our mainstream media elites. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in remembering how America was a place where we could discuss important issues in an intellectual way without fear of being called a racists, gun nut or patriot. I feel what the author is actually saying is that none of us can ever go home again to an America we once remember and is lost forever. Yet, despite this knowledge or lack of it, I still believe in this nation and its roots, values and principles because of men like G. Gordon Liddy!
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Summary: The Title Says It All
Review: "When I was a Kid, This Was a Free Country"... unless you were black, brown or a woman, which Liddy conveniently overlooks. Liddy's conservatism adds little new in conservative thought that hasn't already been expounded upon by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannidy, etc. So if you agree with them, you will probably like the book. If you disagree with them, you will probably dislike the book. If you want an interesting read, most of the book is quite predicatable, but there are some interesting things in here: 1) his Watergate explanation, which in my opinion has never been adequately accounted for in the conventional story, and 2) his "knowledge" of the sexual drives of women. Or his claimed knowledge, anyway. The book has several scientific errors in it. One example is in his chapter when he talks at some length about women's sexuality- he claims estrogen is the only female sex hormone relating to sex drive, which is false (testosterone is a major sex drive hormone in men and women). The others are in the chapter on the environment.
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Summary: A Rare Historical Delight!
Review: A very important book -- and a book I could not put down, for Liddy's writing style is positively infectious! Liddy has accomplished two very important things: one, he has articulated in an irresistible manner what so many people complain about -- the out-of-control hemorrhaging of freedom in this country, to the point where it is barely recognizable as the country we once knew and loved. Liddy knows whereof he speaks, and it is touching to read about another, better America. Quite simply (if you weren't born then you can read about it for yourself), we once had vast individual freedom in this country -- an unimaginable, almost alien concept today. (Read and weep!) But more important, in his electrifying appendix Liddy has finally exposed the much-suppressed dirty truth of Watergate. Every American who is in any way interested in politics or history must see the evidence for himself, for it took years of meticulous investigation (and litigation) to bring it to light, and it demonstrates that conventional Watergate history -- OUR history -- is based upon fraud. As Watergate remains what one noted analyst called the "master narrative of modern American politics," this book will be controversial, and the Washington spin machine people will doubtless do their damnedest to suppress it. All the more reason you should read it for yourself! This book will amaze you!
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Summary: Another correction
Review: A better title would be: "When I was a kid, we didn't make criminals celebrities."
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Summary: THIS BOOK MAKES ME FEEL, "GOOD TO GO AND READY TO LAUNCH!"
Review: G. Gordon Liddy's words touched me, inspired me and took me to a place I've never known. I'm nauseated by people [liberals] who prove, by their actions, that they dislike the comforts and privileges afforded them by our founding fathers and military personnel--past and present. Thank you, G. Gordon for showing me that the United States of America is by far the GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH. I'm going outside to kiss the ground! Return AMERICA and AMERICANS to Freedom! You'll love this book!
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