Author Topic: I don't understand the title of this book (Read 1536 times)

Flannel Boy · « **on:** June 28, 2007, 04:04:03 PM »

While skimming through Matthew Yglesia's blog I learned that Jonah Goldberg has changed the subtitle of his upcoming book. It used to have an idiotic name,Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Mussolini to Hillary Clinton. Clearly, that was a stupid title befitting Ann Coulter's next book and so needed to be changed. He changed it to Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Hegel to Whole Foods. I like the dig at Hegel (Popper beat him to the punch) but what the hell is so fascist about Whole Foods? Can one even be a liberal fascist (not leftist)?

Book cover:

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Liberal Fascism: GAF and Evilbore Political Threads

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Tauntaun · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2007, 04:06:03 PM »

@ spoiler

Mandark · « **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2007, 04:07:46 PM »

Plus, as Yglesias and others are pointing out, Whole Foods is a pretty anti-union company, founded by a libertarian.

Why does Goldberg even have his job, outside of who his mommy is?

jiji · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2007, 04:20:40 PM »

How do you take attention away from accusations or insinuations your own camp is facing? Accuse the other side of the same!

Mandark · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:25:40 AM »

Update: The name's been changed again, to

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:31:53 AM »

Now I see why you couldn't get a high enough score on the LSAT.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:33:32 AM »

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:36:55 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on October 31, 2007, 12:31:53 AM

Now I see why you couldn't get a high enough score on the LSAT.

Glad it's my weekend and I'm allowed to drink. :'(

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Yes that was a badly written post. However the essay isn't scored. Only the multiple choice questions are. So your joke makes no sense.

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That title won't sell.

What the hell was I doing reading Matthew Yglesia's blog?

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of GAF, From Mandark to the Politics of Triumph.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:55:53 AM »

Sorry, Malek. The internet is such a corruptive force. I don't even know why I've become so mean. $:-\$

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:03:37 AM »

Wait, the essay on the LSAT isn't scored?

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:04:37 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 01:03:37 AM

Wait, the essay on the LSAT isn't scored?

No. It's just passed onto law schools.

max_cool · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:07:49 AM »

Quote from: Malek: King of Kings on June 28, 2007, 04:04:03 PM

I like the dig at Hegel (Popper beat him to the punch)

Open Society and Its Enemies, lol

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:10:19 AM »

Quote from: Malek: King of Kings on October 31, 2007, 01:04:37 AM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 01:03:37 AM
Wait, the essay on the LSAT isn't scored?
No. It's just passed onto law schools.

Interesting.

max_cool · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:13:36 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 01:10:19 AM

Quote from: Malek: King of Kings on October 31, 2007, 01:04:37 AM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 01:03:37 AM
Wait, the essay on the LSAT isn't scored?
No. It's just passed onto law schools.

Interesting.

Basically the strategy is just to make the essay look as long as possible, the more pages the better, even if it makes little sense since it is almost never read by anyone.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:15:43 AM »

Quote from: max_cool on October 31, 2007, 01:13:36 AM

Basically the strategy is just to make the essay look as long as possible, the more pages the better, even if it makes little sense since it is almost never read by anyone.

Great, so I failed the essay part too.

max_cool · « **Reply #15 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:20:27 AM »

consider yourself lucky, Law School sucks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ABhatAfsA

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how do i embed youtube?

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CajoleJuice · « **Reply #16 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:27:38 AM »

I'm just glad Malek is back to wasting his time here again.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #17 on:** November 01, 2007, 03:22:41 AM »

Aww, I was looking forward to some meaty Hegel coverage.

Mandark · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2007, 02:11:28 AM »

A sneak preview, with chapter titles.

It's funny, if legit.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #19 on:** December 19, 2007, 01:14:31 PM »

my favorite bit is that Joe McCarthy was a populist demagogue, and there were once prominent left-leaning populist movements, therefore McCarthy was really a liberal. since nearly any political/ideological configuration you can think of existed at some point in history (you can find left/right + rationalist, left/right + organicist, left/right + populist, left/right + elitist etc etc) this form of connection seems universally applicable but then I guess this:

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Regardless, I agree with David that populism is a useful and healthy passion when aimed at the liberal elite. But conservatives can get drunk on it when they proclaim that elites are bad simply because they are elites. Conservatives respect authority — the authority of ideas, traditions, morals, religion, customs, reason, law, excellence and so on. One cannot believe in this kind of authority while having a blanket hostility to elitism in any form.

goes a long way towards delimiting its scope.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #20 on:** December 19, 2007, 01:21:03 PM »

Is Liberal Facist going to be the new FOX News Buzz Word of the Year?

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #21 on:** December 19, 2007, 01:51:57 PM »

Historically for the past 100 years the left has been trying push more and more socialism on to the country so it's a title with some truth.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2007, 02:06:55 PM »

can we all put Hitler moustaches on our avatars this April 20?

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #23 on:** December 19, 2007, 02:23:22 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on December 19, 2007, 02:11:28 AM

A sneak preview, with chapter titles.

It's funny, if legit.

Good stuff. I'll probably pick this book up.

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Author Topic: I don't understand the title of this book (Read 1536 times)