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Summary: Marxists on the rise...........
Review: Hating Whitey takes on the taboo subject - white racism. Author David Horowitz reveals the increasing attacks on whites in college academia. How bad is the hypocrisy in America's colleges? Klahid Muhammad - a vemonous bigot is allowed to give lectures in some of America's most elite universities. But, when Ward Connerly gives a lecture, the leftist students shout down Connerly as a "Uncle Tom" and attempt to run him out of town. Why? because he feels affirmative action is morally wrong. This is why the double standard exists today. David Horowitz blames all this on the former 60s radicals who are now high ranking professors at elite colleges. In the PC era, its easy to blame whites for all of the social ills. The college elite often use this to promote their Marxist beliefs on naive students. This book is very thought provoking.
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Summary: Wow.
Review: A constant theme that is permeated throughout Horowitz's book is this idea of a double standard in the U.S. among races (more specifically black and white). This books repeatedly sets a point about a fallacious double standard that Left Americans build up to benefit African-Americans. Horowitz rebukes this idea with a plethora of evidence that is so repitious that he almost clouds your memory to aid you into believing all he says (which is not necessiarily a bad thing with the issues he brings up in his essays.) One interesting point is the idea of what a hate crime is. There always seems to be mass-media representation that a hate crime is only when a white man attacks a black man, but not vice versa. Also, there is always more media attention when a black man is brutally attacked than when a white man is brutally attacked.
Horowitz eschews all liberal views to make strong valid points. He continually mentions how the Liberals undermine all of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights tactics. These are only a few of the many points he presents in his book.
This book was informative and extremely interesting. It was an enjoyable and easy read. I don't consider myself very conservative, but Horowitz makes some points that may convince me in some points of views.
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Summary: A collection of interesting essays...
Review: Hating Whitey: And Other Progressive Causes by David Horowitz is a book that will either make you smile or angry beyond belief, such is the nature of the topic and the polemical tone that resonates througout the book. Most of the essays critique how the radical left has handled racial politics from the 60's up until the time of the books publication (late 90's). The essays themselves are well-written and (although the tone is still polemical) cogently argued responses to the usually overly-emotional arguments leveled against conservative racial politics. Horowitz himself brings a unique perspective to these essays since he used to espouse radical Marxist views and converted to the Conservative camp in the 80's. His insider expose of 60's radicals is a needed antidote to a subject that is almost always hagiographically handled in media. While the material is dated (it comes from around the time of the Clinton impeachment hearings), it still provides several great salvos against the racial preferences and shows how it is simply an unacceptable policy in a pluralistic society like the United States.
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Summary: The Nail Head of Race Relations
Review: Maybe that's what they should have titled this book. Horowitz hits it square on. Using logic, personal experience, and numerous real world examples that everyone can see, Horowitz systematically examines not only racial issues, but also various other sacred cows of the Leftists. Make no mistake about it this is one of the most cogent investigations of the real agenda of the Leftists in this country today. (Leftist is the term Horowitz repeatedly uses to define the self proclaimed liberal establishment in this country. He even goes into detail concerning why the label liberal is a total misnomer.) If you've ever wondered, "How can I convince my left-leaning friend that the misplace moral authority he thinks he has is utterly without foundation?" You need to read this book. When you get through telling him about it he'll realize that in fact they should all be ashamed of themselves. And if you are one of those people who believe in the "socially progressive" cause. Do the rest of us a favor and read this book.
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Summary: Earthshaking.
Review: When I read this book in 2000, it completely changed my life. I was voting Democrat at the time because it was the party of my family, but Hating Whitey was the final straw as I never voted Democrat again. Horowitz takes out a mighty sword and hacks political correctness to pieces. He accomplishes many things in these pages as he points out the folly of reverse racism and President Clinton's mistakes in national security. This is his finest compilation to date although the Anti-Chomsky reader is on my wish list.
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Summary: Reasonably good content, bad presentation
Review: Journalism essays compiled into books are dangerous propositions. Things change, the immediate is no longer immediate, and the heaping of unconnected articles together makes for disjointed and wearying repetitiveness. I wish he had taken these thoughts and composed a book exposing what he exposes. It's in there, just buried way too far down. But those who attack this as racist are not just missing the mark, they are missing the point. The automatic tarring of anyone who questions affirmative action as racist is precisely what he is writing about. The virulent name-calling, designed not to open discussion but to close it, keeps suspicion alive on both sides. Blacks are allowed to mistrust, insult, attack, criticize, question in every way, and slander anyone they find straying too far from the party line. But why do some whites mistrust blacks? Well, if reading the piece based on an essay by bell hooks doesn't chill you, you are suffering from a terminally closed mind. A far better book is Peter Wood's Diversity. It offers many of the same arguments, but does so in a cogent and spirited manner. Anyone who calls these authors racist does not know what the word means (though I wonder how many Americans have any idea....) So, though Horowitz is a fine writer, this is not his best work.
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Summary: Excellent but insufficient
Review: This book does an excellent job of exposing anti-white (black) racism in America, however, as prevalent as black racism and anti-white bias there is - to the extent that whites must continuously apologise for existing, it does not sufficiently cover the truth of global black racism, as spearheaded by the ANC (Africa's Nazis party.)The section on Afro-Nazism shows historical awareness but a greater correlation could have been drawn between modern African Nationalism and German Nationalism of the 1930's.There are numerous modern day examples of Afro-Nazism; one need only look to the ANC dominated South African governments' Nazis-style, racial engineering program which insists on the removal of white males from the economy.Students of history will know that this is exactly how the Nazis began their hate campaign against the jews.This book is a must read, and should be read in conjunction with "Hope and Fear" and " Die the Beloved Country".
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Summary: A Fasincating and Worthwhile Read
Review: David Horowitz argues that America has become consumed by a double standard in which preferences, special treatment, and freedom to be bigoted are awarded blacks while whites are forced to operate within the strict confines of political correctness, and that this double standard is detrimental to both whites and blacks. The primary implications he uses to bolster his argument are his assaults on hate crimes, Affirmative Action, and the impunity with which leftists and blacks criticize whites and stereotype blacks. For instance, he discusses how when a group of youths are slaughtered and molested by a gang of black teenagers in Michigan, the incident is scarcely reported, let alone charged as a hate crime. However, when James Byrd, a black man was dragged to death by whites it created a national uproar and sparked a nation-wide movement for increased hate crimes legislation. He discusses how Affirmative Action hurts blacks by placing poor students in advanced institutions, bringing about low grades and high drop out rates. It also, claims Horowitz, diminished the achievements of Blacks who were capable of succeeding without a set-aside and it hurts whites and Asians who were more qualified but lost a spot in a college. Horowitz also explains that the black middle class grew faster before the implementation of Affirmative Action. Numerous examples are given of remarks that imply a separate, unique, black existence, contributing to divisiveness in this country. Comments like one from Toni Morrison which asserts that Bill Clinton is the blackest president and the proceeds to rattle off all of the stereotypes he fulfills. He explains how whites are constantly called the oppressor and painted as racists, when he asserts that the reality is that the majority of whites do everything they can to avoid even the impression of racism. David Horowitz feels that on the whole whites are not racist and that this truly is a land of opportunity. I would highly recommend this book because I believe it addresses critical issues-race, racism, tolerance, equality-and it presents an outlook not often expressed. Whether you agree or disagree, it is well written, fascinating, compelling, important, and worth your time.
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Summary: Horowitz , You're a quick one
Review: I Thesis: A. Horowitz writes that In America white people are victims of a double standard that benefits African Americans, the political left is responsible for this double standard and for many of the social problems in America while disguising their corruption.
A. Implication # 1: In America, a harsh crime committed by an African American against a white is never considered to be a hate crime but when a white commits a harsh crime against an African American it is almost always considered a hate crime.
1. (Pg. 17-21) Horowitz describes the murder of Ennis Cosby, son of actor, Bill Cosby. Ennis was murdered by a Ukranian immigrant who was attempting to rob him of his wallet. A year after the murder an article was written by Camille Cosby( Mother of Ennis) entitled: America Taught My Son's Killer To Hate Blacks. She had turned a robbery into a legitimate hate crime. Horowitz argues that the murder was anything but a hate crime and that Camille suffers from racial paranoia. The conclusion drawn from this argument is that America is paranoid of racism. Any white on black crime is always looked at with race in mind.
B. Implication #2: The political left in America is in a state of denial about the causes of black poverty and use a double standard when it comes to dealing with other minorities.
1. " The problem of black enrollment at elite universities is not the result of racist admission policies. It is the result of poor black academic performance."(Pg. 77) Horowitz argues that when leftists overlook this harsh reality which is the poor performance of public schools. The fact that the left uses racism as its primary focus leaves the black students with nothing.
III Critique: A. I believe that David Horiwitz' thesis can be argued. There are points of his that I agree with and there are points that I do not. One flaw in his thesis is his lake of support for his own principles. He explains how wrong morally it is for there to be a racial double standard in a society but he never mentions any damaging effects on whites. He writes about poverty in black neighborhoods but he never mentions any damaging effects of this reverse racism. I will agree that it is definitely wrong to have a racial double standard but David Horowitz did not support his claim with enough evidence to gain sympathy. The part of Horowitz writing that I do believe is his ideas on why certain communities succeed. I am Jewish and I know that Jewish values emphasize success. I also never forget that a mere 60 years ago 6 million of my people were killed in the Holocaust. For a people to continue living and succeed in the world after a tragedy of that magnitude amazes me. I attribute the Jewish success to the values that are instilled in us as children. These values are lacking in the African American community, there is not much hope. That is the main problem in our society.
B. I would recommend this book to anyone who is open to a new way of looking at things. I have grown up very liberal and still consider myself to be a democrat but I feel that I am much more informed after learning about both sides of the political spectrum. A person can make his/her own decisions when they see both sides. Most people live in a dream world, believing only what they are told to believe in by their parents. Reading this book will make you realize that there is another perspective.
The thing I found annoying about the book was its repetitive style. He would take a quote from a book and then remove excerpts from it and tear them to shreds.
-Matt
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Summary: Readers of the Right, Unite!
Review: "Hating Whitey" is a collection of online musings and rants from David Horowitz, the former radical who converted to conservatism. I read "Radical Son" about two years ago, so I am familiar with Horowitz's brand of criticism. What is relevant about Horowitz is that he knows his enemies; he was one of them for years, and he knows exactly how they think and feel. He knows their ulterior motives and their methods of attack. Horowitz knows when they are lying, and he knows when to read between the lines to discover what is really going on in the wacky world of the American leftist. The leftist establishment routinely shuns Horowitz because they know he is dangerous. A variety of topics are given full treatment in "Hating Whitey." They range from the fraudulent writings of Rigoberta Menchu, to race relations, to the Clinton regime. Horowitz blasts Camille Cosby's racial polemic concerning the death of her son, the closure of American campuses to conservative academics, the selling of nuclear weapon secrets and technologies to the Chinese, and the Black Panthers. There is almost no aspect of leftist thought and activity that escapes Horowitz's withering critique. The section on the Black Panthers is especially enlightening. Horowitz covered this in some detail in "Radical Son," but it never hurts to go over such an important topic again. The Panthers were not a revolutionary vanguard of the New Left, but a group of murderous thugs that dealt drugs, committed torture, and killed dozens of people. Horowitz is in a position to know all about the true face of these killers; he was deeply involved in helping the Panthers set up a school in California. Horowitz became deeply disillusioned with the group when Betty Van Patter, a woman Horowitz helped get a job with the Panthers, was brutally murdered by them. This disillusionment became the impetus that led to Horowitz's conversion to political conservatism. The theme of this book is that leftists, or "progressives," are nothing of the sort. Horowitz shows how ideas given birth in the 1960's have been twisted in the 1990's. The civil rights struggle has been turned into a grab for special privileges. Even the collapse of Communism in recent years has not created any regret in these hard hearts. Despite the fact that every scheme and idea of the Left has failed beyond description, these people still persist in creating new stunts in order to bring about a new world at the expense of the old. If these people are "progressive," how come they have no perception of their failed ideas and tired ideology? Horowitz tells it the way it is. In the book, he mentions an appearance he made on C-SPAN a few years back. I happened to catch that program when it was on, and Horowitz's description of his treatment at the hands of a leftist mob is dead on. You have to admire a guy that gets up in front of people when he knows he will be shot down and abused. Read this book!
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