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The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left
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What is "the big lie" of the Democratic Party? That conservatives—and President Donald Trump in particular—are fascists. Nazis, even. In a typical comment, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow says the Trump era is reminiscent of "what it was like when Hitler first became chancellor."
But in fact, this audacious lie is a complete inversion of the truth. Yes, there is a fascist threat i ...more
But in fact, this audacious lie is a complete inversion of the truth. Yes, there is a fascist threat i ...more
Kindle Edition, 256 pages
Published
July 31st 2017
by Regnery Publishing
(first published July 17th 2017)
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I never thought that I would read a book that compares Abraham Lincoln with Adolf Hitler, but Dinesh D’Souza has written one for us (p. 62).
To be fair, Lincoln isn’t the target of D’Souza’s ire, and he doesn’t say that Lincoln “was just like Hitler in every respect.” D’Souza nevertheless believes that there are in today's America some who "are just like Hitler at least in some respects," namely, more or less, “The Left,” progressives, and the Democratic Party. They--not Donald Trump--are the on ...more
To be fair, Lincoln isn’t the target of D’Souza’s ire, and he doesn’t say that Lincoln “was just like Hitler in every respect.” D’Souza nevertheless believes that there are in today's America some who "are just like Hitler at least in some respects," namely, more or less, “The Left,” progressives, and the Democratic Party. They--not Donald Trump--are the on ...more
Nothing I can say here will (in all probability) cause the people who are in total denial about the American left to pick this book up and give it a fair read. No discussion or explanation of the title and subject matter will move those whose mind(s) is(are) already immovably set.
Look the facts in the book are facts. It's not a book of slanted views and opinions, it's a book of what has happened and what is happening. Even if you are are sure you'll disagree with the conclusions my humble recom ...more
Look the facts in the book are facts. It's not a book of slanted views and opinions, it's a book of what has happened and what is happening. Even if you are are sure you'll disagree with the conclusions my humble recom ...more
If you enjoyed reading Jonah Goldberg’s hit book Liberal Fascism there’s no reason why you shouldn’t read this as well. D’Souza throughly covers the history of fascism and how it is rooted in the belief that we all belong to the state, rather than the state belonging to us. This belief, of course, is antithetical to classical liberalism and far from a right-wing belief. To make his case he cites several historians ranging from Edwin Black to Gotz Aly. He’s fair and even cites Robert Paxton, who
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Absolutely brilliant and exhaustively researched. You can't deny the truth when you have all the proof!
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The Big Lie is one of those books that forces you to open your eyes and truly see the war going on behind the scenes of American politics. A war that is very quickly - that I as well as Dinesh believes - coming to a head. Dinesh carefully lays out the ideologically obscure notion of Fascism as not an exclusively "Right" brainchild but an exclusively "Left" one. Dinesh destroys this facade of "Trumpian Fascism" with point after point of deep scholarly digging that pulls back the curtain on actual
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I wish this book was satire. Most of DSouza’s sources are websites (dot.coms) and he cites sources only sporadically. He doesn’t even have endnotes for direct quotes! He has zero integrity as a scholar, with statements like (I’m paraphrasing) ‘There is no evidence to back this up, but why would anyone make it up.’ His illogical arguments go like this: Person A was a communist who became a fascist, therefore all communists are fascists. Or Antifa are violent towards their opponents an ...more
I wish this book was satire. Most of DSouza’s sources are websites (dot.coms) and he cites sources only sporadically. He doesn’t even have endnotes for direct quotes! He has zero integrity as a scholar, with statements like (I’m paraphrasing) ‘There is no evidence to back this up, but why would anyone make it up.’ His illogical arguments go like this: Person A was a communist who became a fascist, therefore all communists are fascists. Or Antifa are violent towards their opponents an ...more
D'Souza has hit a home run with his new book. Disclaimer: I am 72 years old. I am old enough to have learned about Germany, Italy and Japan during WWII; something that seems neglected in our current education system. D'Souza lays out in easily understood terms where and how both Nazism and Fascism originated and what each stood for.
Today people so easily make reference to others being Fascists and Nazis and frankly they have no idea what they are talking about. Who should read this book? Everyo ...more
Today people so easily make reference to others being Fascists and Nazis and frankly they have no idea what they are talking about. Who should read this book? Everyo ...more
This books uncovers the truth and gives the raw and honest side of history that the Left has successfully covered up for years. It'll challenge the way you used to think while delivering well-cited facts that are indisputable. If you're conservative, read it. If you're liberal, read it.
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The book in itself is exactly what its title says: A big lie!
D'Souza is well known as a charlatan and demagogue, and it boggles my mind why so many of these reviews here simply believe a man who has no academic credentials, does not understand the meaning and importance of proper research and documentation. I am a literary and history researcher and it is more than obvious that Souza is desperately trying to tell and argue for a new history story dragging "arguments" and "documents" by head and ...more
D'Souza is well known as a charlatan and demagogue, and it boggles my mind why so many of these reviews here simply believe a man who has no academic credentials, does not understand the meaning and importance of proper research and documentation. I am a literary and history researcher and it is more than obvious that Souza is desperately trying to tell and argue for a new history story dragging "arguments" and "documents" by head and ...more
Slightly ahead of its time.
I started reading this book at the end of July. I was close to the end when the Charlottesville riot occurred. Dr. D'Souza described the forces behind it, as well as the mania for destroying statues with uncanny accuracy.
This book tells how it is the Left, not the right in this country that resembles the Nazis, and in fact inspired them in both tactics and rhetoric. After finishing this book, I am wondering why the Democratic Party is still with us. ...more
I started reading this book at the end of July. I was close to the end when the Charlottesville riot occurred. Dr. D'Souza described the forces behind it, as well as the mania for destroying statues with uncanny accuracy.
This book tells how it is the Left, not the right in this country that resembles the Nazis, and in fact inspired them in both tactics and rhetoric. After finishing this book, I am wondering why the Democratic Party is still with us. ...more
An excellent companion to Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism, only this book goes much further and equates much of the Nazi/Italian platform to the Democratic party. It's a scholarly work, citing historians from all sides, and how the Democrats have covered up their racist history (The Big Lie). This history has been so distorted, and both D'Souza and Goldberg have done yeoman's work to correct the lies and revisionist history. Highly recommended.
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A Knockout Blow
Not as exhaustive as Goldberg's Liberal Fascism but far more to the most powerful points. Great insights and analysis. A refreshingly quick punch into the philosophical gut of the lying leftist. ...more
Not as exhaustive as Goldberg's Liberal Fascism but far more to the most powerful points. Great insights and analysis. A refreshingly quick punch into the philosophical gut of the lying leftist. ...more
Imprisoned for fraud in 2014 the frauds that he commits with his books are unfortunately legal.
I LISTENED to some of Dinesh D’Souza’s recent speeches and interviews about his new book, called The Big Lie, which was published a few days ago (on 31 July 2017). I do not have the book, but I assume that what he has been saying in his recent appearances resembles what he has written.
Last year in Hillary’s America, D’Souza used significant omissions to make its argument (“the Democrats are the ‘real r ...more
I LISTENED to some of Dinesh D’Souza’s recent speeches and interviews about his new book, called The Big Lie, which was published a few days ago (on 31 July 2017). I do not have the book, but I assume that what he has been saying in his recent appearances resembles what he has written.
Last year in Hillary’s America, D’Souza used significant omissions to make its argument (“the Democrats are the ‘real r ...more
This book contains loads of historical information on Fascism and Nazism. The author explains how a purposeful program arose amongst academics, media, and politicians to change the public perception of those ideologies. They were originally left-leaning, socialist philosophies but are currently (and inaccurately) portrayed as right-wing. The book also exposes the true racist ideology behind Margaret Sanger’s birth control agenda (currently incorporated by Planned Parenthood.) The main point of t
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Kept me awake until 3am
I lost a good night's sleep because I literally couldn't put this book down. It's that compelling. It's that important. I hope this will become a first-class documentary. But I'd rather see movies made that expose the villains described on these pages.
Highly recommended ...more
I lost a good night's sleep because I literally couldn't put this book down. It's that compelling. It's that important. I hope this will become a first-class documentary. But I'd rather see movies made that expose the villains described on these pages.
Highly recommended ...more
Not as good as I expected. He makes it sound like there is one big lie, one big plot constructed by all the Leftists in America throughout the decades. That would be impossible to prove even if it were true. D'Souza gives Democrats too much credit for mass coordination.
So many times D'Souza uses phrases like "The Progressives did this..." or "The Leftists planned that..." But who? Did what exactly? You can't look at the effect of one man and credit the cause to the entire party. Instead I think ...more
So many times D'Souza uses phrases like "The Progressives did this..." or "The Leftists planned that..." But who? Did what exactly? You can't look at the effect of one man and credit the cause to the entire party. Instead I think ...more
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This is a book of history and polemics.
The history is rock solid and extremely interesting. Author Dinesh D'Souza has read broadly in political theory and history and he brings that knowledge base to current developments.
One of D'Souza's principle thesis is that history has been "retconned." "Retcon" is a comic book term meaning "retroactive continuity." Periodically, comic books have to update their storyline ...more
This is a book of history and polemics.
The history is rock solid and extremely interesting. Author Dinesh D'Souza has read broadly in political theory and history and he brings that knowledge base to current developments.
One of D'Souza's principle thesis is that history has been "retconned." "Retcon" is a comic book term meaning "retroactive continuity." Periodically, comic books have to update their storyline ...more
The author is preaching to the choir. He knows that he is preaching to the choir. He's intentionally preaching to the choir. I'm not really the choir. You can learn stuff from this book, but you'll need to check everything with additional sources.
I do think the author is correct in asserting that fascists and Nazis are more akin to progressives than they are to conservatives. One only has to spend a few hours reading about what fascists and Nazis actually believe and do to realize there is nothi ...more
I do think the author is correct in asserting that fascists and Nazis are more akin to progressives than they are to conservatives. One only has to spend a few hours reading about what fascists and Nazis actually believe and do to realize there is nothi ...more
This is a must read. D'Souza gives a factual accounting of the history of fascism and nazism and how they are intertwined with the ideology of the democratic party. He also provides a condensed history of the left wing and progressive movements in this country. Anyone interested in our country, history, or politics today owes it to themselves to read this well written account of the big lie the left would like to foist on the unsuspecting and uneducated in our population.
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Thoroughly researched, thought provoking, & insightful. The author connects the dots with historical facts as he reveals the sullied past of progressives & shows how a great deal of the policies & actions of the Nazi's are directly attributable to the segregation policies pushed by Democrats of the 1920's & 30's in America.
The author also shows how the anti-fascist resistance movement of today is actually a pro-fascist movement.
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The author also shows how the anti-fascist resistance movement of today is actually a pro-fascist movement.
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Listened to the audiobook. A well researched book. It's scary to read how the left has twisted our history to hide their connections to European Fascism. The progressive era wasn't so progressive. There is a poison in our political system thanks to them.
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Excellent book to help people determine who the real Fascists are in America
Sep 22, 2017
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"Donald Trump is Hitler!" Well, I don't see him having a secret Gestapoesk police force rounding-up people, beating them up and arresting anyone who says disparaging things about him like Hitler did. "You're a fascist!" - ANTIFA protester with face covered violently suppressing free speech. This is what is called irony! Moreover, what's more interesting is Donald Trump was never leveled a racist and/or fascist ...Until he ran for President against Democrats.
Hitler did say, "The bigger the lie th ...more
Hitler did say, "The bigger the lie th ...more
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This is a mixed bag of mostly informative, enraging facts and speculation about the political left and its allegiance to fascism. The big lie is the left decrying fascism.
My main problem is that it's biased toward Christians, Conservatives, and Republicans who apparently are staunch guardians of virtue. For example, it claims Trump to be opposed to fascism, yet ignores his pro-protectionist policies and his approval of attacks on property rights (Kelo v. City of New London). The left has a horre ...more
My main problem is that it's biased toward Christians, Conservatives, and Republicans who apparently are staunch guardians of virtue. For example, it claims Trump to be opposed to fascism, yet ignores his pro-protectionist policies and his approval of attacks on property rights (Kelo v. City of New London). The left has a horre ...more
As usual, Dinesh is on the money with his research and commentary. However, as usual, he goes overboard with his facts by going much further than needed to make his point. That is why I gave it 4 u of 5 stars.
What an informative book!
Glad we have Denish on our side. You figured most great thinkers come from the universities are from the left. Thorough and very informative. I learned a lot. Can't wait for the documentary coming from this book. ...more
Glad we have Denish on our side. You figured most great thinkers come from the universities are from the left. Thorough and very informative. I learned a lot. Can't wait for the documentary coming from this book. ...more
Dinesh is a conservative polemic but his book while occasionally going down that path, for the most part stays clear of rhetoric and tries to raise some very important questions about our past, present and future polity and political environment.
The idea that fascism, conservatism and right wing politics go with Facisim and Nazisim is the common wisdom adn refrain these days. Dinesh carefully and superbly punctures this lie and exposes historical facts and events to effectively counter this poli ...more
The idea that fascism, conservatism and right wing politics go with Facisim and Nazisim is the common wisdom adn refrain these days. Dinesh carefully and superbly punctures this lie and exposes historical facts and events to effectively counter this poli ...more
Dinesh has a long history of sophistry and is generally regarded as a bit of a joke.
Whilst he should be applauded for not backing away from the troubling history of America, he uses this history to imply things that are demonstrably false. He also distorts and cherry picks to further his arguments, particularly leaving out important context.
This is covered in some detail in an article here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/1... ...more
Whilst he should be applauded for not backing away from the troubling history of America, he uses this history to imply things that are demonstrably false. He also distorts and cherry picks to further his arguments, particularly leaving out important context.
This is covered in some detail in an article here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/1... ...more
Compelling book backed up with documented data.
Everyone should read this book to find out what the Big Lie is and what we can do about it.
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Dinesh D’Souza is a political commentator, bestselling author, filmmaker and a former policy analyst in the Reagan White House, Dinesh D'Souza graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1983. He served as John M. Olin Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. D'Souza writes primarily about Christi
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