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Summary: Important, focused work......
Review: With a title for the ages, this collection of essays works primarily because of the diversity of subject matter and the courage of conviction displayed by Mr. Horowitz. As an individual more comfortable with the Left, I found that I was often (though not always) in full agreement with the sentiments expressed. Horowitz wonderfully dissects the madness of contemporary campus life (and their undeniable suppression of dissent) while accurately indicting the blatant hypocrisy that surrounds many of our current "discussions" on race. Horowitz is clearly intelligent and he writes with a poison pen, but I must part ways with his childish assessment of President Clinton. I have never understood the self-righteous explosions that have eminated from the Right on this issue, and Horowitz does little to dissuade me from the notion that to be anti-Clinton is to suspend rational thought. To argue with sincerity that Clinton's has been the most corrupt administration in history and his removal was mandated is to push hyperbole to new levels. Still, Horowitz provides readers with strong, cogent arguments and brings the debate on American culture to new levels. In addition, the inclusion of an essay on his Black Panther disillusionment was fascinating, sad, and more than enough to understand the current state of the author's mind. I had fun reading this book and would highly recommend it to those who would normally shy away out of fear and loathing. The Left has a lot to learn from conservatives of this stripe, especially in terms of the great cultural divide that threatens to envelop us all.
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Summary: NO REGRETS
Review: Horowitz exposes the left in this book for what they are. Buy it and show it to any one who believes any of the lies of the far-left.
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Summary: Both Leftist and Author Excess
Review: Horowitz' mission is to poke holes in the romantic ideology of the left that holds that most any action or position that is necessary to further the leftist cause is justified. But he and his book suffer from an excess that is no less unappealing.At first, he is mainly concerned in pointing out that it is politically correct, even in the wider society, to ignore reverse racial discrimination regardless of its severity. But it is leftists of whom he was once a card carrying member that he is after. He denounces their infatuation with the Black Panthers despite their criminality. He claims that it is in vogue among leading black intellectuals and leftists to contend that white people are racists simply by participating in social institutions. He cites one case where a black, female professor writes about a "killing rage" over a snafu concerning an airline seat. But it is unclear as to the extent of the blindness and reverse hate that he finds. In so far as it exists, Horowitz' book rightly shines light on this excess. But Horowitz wants to go further. He lumps together all leftists as Marxists intent on achieving equality of condition. No where in the book are there gradations of leftists, such as social democrats or communitarians. He has no tolerance for critiques of capitalism; they all fall into the category of theories of oppression. The vast inequality that has opened up over the last twenty years with the commensurate deflation of wages for the working class is simply an example of Marxist extremism. Increased dealings with the Chinese are seen only as a policy initiative to personally benefit the President; the globalizing push by corporate America, especially into China, remains unmentioned. Horowitz frequently stands by the stated ideals of America: freedom, democracy, etc. But developments such as establishment of media empires or the severe decline of the labor movement are not juxtaposed with those ideals. In reading Hating Whitey, one never gets a sense of a balanced book. He seems so interested in identifying all of his former leftist cronies and skewering them that he fails to see the legitimate political views and concerns of working- and middle-class citizens who may be on the left but are not on the faculties of liberal arts colleges intent on furthering an anti-US radical agenda. Also, it never becomes clear as to the reason for his complete break with the left; lots of middle ground exists between where Horowitz was and now is.
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Summary: A polemic from the right
Review: This book is Horowitz at his best. It is, however, quite polemical and sometimes goes beyond the truth. The average university liberal is not a Marxist thug full of genocidal hatred of Caucasans. From my experience in the university, the real radicals segregate themselves into isolated enclaves where they have virtually no contact with the rest of the university. Only if you purposely enter the realm of woman's studies or black studies do you encounter these persons. Yet in spite of this fact this book should not be overlooked. Horowitz is talking about a very important issue, and his failure to delve into the future of race relations is significant. If, after 30 years of trying to assimilate blacks we have created a situation where their leadership holds a genocidal hatred of us we need to question what we have been doing, and where we entend to go. As for Marxism, dedicated as its followers are, with the collapse of the Soviet block it is difficult to believe that the followers of this religion will be able to keep it going for all that long. We need to study and heed what Horowitz writes and to rethink our policies on race and come up with a policy which works. What we have done for the last 30 years has failed.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: A demonstration of what this book is trying to say is given in the editorial reviews in amazon.com. It's obvious that the Media Marxists don't like this book. I was also shocked that Bill Cosby and his wife are so racist. I grew up enjoying Bill Cosby's work and am very disappointed.
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Summary: Great title, good book, you go!-Horowitz you go!
Review: The title of this book is just simply Grrreat! (as tony the tiger would say it); I have the feeling that there are countless liberals who live with the closely-held belief that such a title should not morally or legally be allowed, upon a book, for sale to the public. When I purchased this book, I felt a sense of pride but I didn't understand why. Perhaps it is the same feeling that whitey experiences when he hears John Rocker speak of his personal feelings about New York city. I think that it is the knowlege that each of us has the right to both think and SPEAK freely in this, our country, the U.S.A., but it is so very infrequent that we ever hear any NON LIBERAL speak his or her thoughts freely and openly, that we feel as though our personal fire, our pride, our sense of individuality has fizzled out within ourselves. "Hating Whitey" is a good book. It really is an eye opener more so even than I thought at the time I purchased it. It is an indictment against our media for their biased treatment and representation of racial issues within our society , both of current and past issues. The chapter on "a killing rage", the story written by a black female professor! funded by OUR tax dollars, will certainly enlighten a few of its readers. Who did she want to kill? And, almost more importantly, why did she want to kill him? Read the title to the book. This, truly, IS a SCARY chapter, and will leave most anyone wondering how and why such a person could and would be allowed to continue receiving TAX dollars for her "work".(? ) Hating whitey will leave you wondering "is this really true?", "did (and does) this stuff really happen (today and here in my country). (? ) I suggest reading "hating whitey" and reading "the shadow university" and reading "slouching towards gommorrah" and perhaps one of the better social science texts (of last century) "the bell curve".
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Summary: Two star Timmy
Review: Typical leftist. Cant even get the authors name right, but left a bizzillion paragraph review. I think this book is top shelf material. Thank You Mr HOROWITZ.
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Summary: The truth can be very painful
Review: After reading this expose I knew that amazon.com's reader's comments would be split between those who embrace truth( 5 stars) no matter what, and those that, for whatever reason, choose to turn their backs on truth (1-2 stars). Only Horowitz could have written this book. Only an individual with a personal history such as his has the authority to write such a book. Finally, truth on a subject that seems to repel truth. For if it were lies liberal lawyers would be having a field day. Why aren't they, all you 1 and 2 star reviewers?
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Summary: Finally, someone has the guts to speak the truth
Review: The guy has credentials. His prose is lively. He has the ability to crystallize frustrating thoughts that trouble all of us who harbor concerns about the alleged racism that poisons America. Read this book. He's said what millions of us think. What Racism? What society that worships (and its whites that pay and play here) Oprah, Spike, Jordan, Cosby, Colin Powell, and dozens more highly placed blacks and an equal # of highly placed "hispanics" could possibly be generalized as racist? But by skewering Cosby's wife and by revealing the hypocrisy of the Black Panthers with diligent documentation, Horowitz cracks open the arguments that have lain dormant in many of us for decades. Read this book.
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Summary: Lets you peek behind the public curtain
Review: This is the kind of book, were you read a chapter then you want to dash out into the street, locate the nearest stranger, thrust it into his hands and shout "Look! Look!" Horowitz has been behind the scenes in academia and various social movements. He gives you a good look at the connections, both ideological and personal, between the liberal, the left, and the ultra-left. It will make you an aware citizen
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