National Review's Jonah Goldberg has a new book out, "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left," that argues essentially that liberalism is a sort of happy-faced fascism. It's a reasonable argument when one thinks about the endless crusades of liberal nanny-state promoters (state-run universal pre-K, the food police, anti-smoking zealots eager to stamp out smoking in bars, etc.).
Yet apparently online bookseller Amazon.com thinks it's something of a joke, categorizing the book among a list of best-selling parodies such as "The Zombie Survival Guide" and "Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition." (see screencap below page break):
Thanks to NewsBusters reader Damian G. of Conservathink for bringing this to my attention. See also Goldberg's blog item on Liberal Fascism The Blog.
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LOL!
February 5, 2008 - 11:22 ET by RJ....thereby providing additional backup for the book's theme....
Hillary
February 5, 2008 - 11:29 ET by iveseenitallHillary says she'll garnish your salary to pay for healthcare. She says she'll "take" profits away from corporations. "Liberal Fascism"---it's not a fantasy; it's real.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Billy Jeff bio is what then? Adult fiction?
February 5, 2008 - 11:52 ET by landsharkI ordered this book on January 21 and it didn't ship until 10 days later because Amazon blew through their entire stock. Amazon can call it a parody but Jonah Goldberg gets the last laugh.
Well stated, landshark. I
February 5, 2008 - 14:38 ET by fitzfongWell stated, landshark. I think I might just have to buy this book. By the way, I think you can find BJ books in two sections: Fantasy and Bargain Basement.
Compare the 1920's Nazi
February 5, 2008 - 12:17 ET by mattmCompare the 1920's Nazi platform with today's Democrat platform and you'll see a shocking similarity.
Listed as Parody?
February 5, 2008 - 12:20 ET by BacchusThat's outragious! Just wait until the blogs get a hold of this insult, Amazon won't hear the end of it. $Cha-ching.
Is the book still on backorder? Print, faster.
Well the cover is a parody,
February 5, 2008 - 12:31 ET by balboaWell the cover is a parody, and the title is borrowed from something else.
I think it really should just have been titled "Fascism," but then that would have raised eyebrows and gotten the author more attention.
"Well the cover is a
February 5, 2008 - 14:10 ET by Chris Norman"Well the cover is a parody..."
Well, can you judge a book by it's cover?
One party
February 5, 2008 - 16:14 ET by iveseenitallIt was mentioned by a caller to Rush today that she is afraid we are going to a one party system in America. It won't be the Republican Party, that's for sure. And for all those who poo-poo the "communist" label today, I say you've fallen right into their trap. This election will prove it.
Scary.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
"they say, the devil's
February 5, 2008 - 20:28 ET by UndercoverConservative"they say, the devil's greatest trick was, to convince the world of me that he didn't exist".
Kinda like democrats, communism, socialism, and the blatant racism and ranting fascism of the Left.
"to call an illegal immigrant an "undocumented alien" is the same as calling a streetcorner drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist".