How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter

Американските „либерали“ са една особена порода животни - те нямат нищо общо с класическия европейски либерализъм от 19 в., чието название произхожда от френското liberte – свобода – те са просто левичари, социалисти и са избягали много, много далеч от свободните идеи на либерализма. Политическото ляво в моментае либерално що се отнася до секса и наркотиците (тва им го признавам), но във всичко останало иска show more да контролират живота на останалите хора…

Студентчета-марксисти с рядка брадица, които се възхищават на Троцки и Сталин. Агресивни еко-талибани, взривяващи джипове или поне тормозещи хората, каращи такива. Вегани-фанатици, смятащи че са по-морални от останалите хора, защото не ядат месо. Богаташки синчета, заклеймяващи капитализма, докато купуват поредната фланелка с Че Гевара с кредитната карта на тате. Радетели на „политическата коректност“ под формата на пряка цензура. Феминистки, занимаващи се с реклами на бира, но не и с истинските проблеми на страдащи жени. Примерите за дразнещите проявления на „либерализма“ във всекидневието са безброй.

По всички тези и други социални, икономически и други въпроси, левичарите разсъждават от самопровъзгласената си позиция на морално превъзходство – която обаче в повечето случаи не е истинската морална позиция, а е популистката позиция, позицията на първичната емоция и немисленето. Повечето хора не споделят шантавите им идеи, но или поне малко им симпатизират, или дори да не са съгласни с тях, не защитават достатъчно енергично различното си мнение – било за да не се конфронтират, било именно заради илюзията за моралност, с която левичарите парадират.

Ан Коултър обаче не се свени да се конфронтира и да нарече нещата с истинските им имена. Тя безжалостно разбива обвивката на морална извисеност на левичарските идеи и ги разкрива като това, което всъщност са - печалните резултати от прекалено високо самомнение и чиста суета. Изключително е забавно да се наблюдава как всеки досег на идеите на левичарите с логиката и аргументи предизвиква неразрешими психически конфликти у тях, което води до доста грозни, смешни, агресивни и/или жалки реакции, на които съм бил свидетел (и за мое забавление – обект).

Съвсем нормално, Ан Коултър е синоним на Сатаната за всеки американски „либерал“ – а тази й книга е апогея на изобличаването на левичарската глупост. show less

I consider myself moderate, and know decent conservatives who are truly concerned about the state of affairs our government is in and want what is best for people without being religious bible-thumpers or the like.

Unfortunately, Ms. Coulter is not one of these sane conservatives. Some of the things that come out of her mouth just befuddle me. One thing that stuck in my mind is how she said that the best way to solve the problems in the Middle East is to force everyone there to convert to Christianity.

... Really? Really? And yet this woman has plenty of followers who just love and agree with her. This is not the only wacky thing she says in this book... read this book as a joke to laugh at the things she says... or just shake your head show more in sadness that someone could believe such stupid and hateful things. show less

I don't believe everything I read and don't even read everything I believe...

I didn't expect Coulter to sway me or shake my beliefs in any way. Honestly, I hoped to hear something that made me think someone intelligent enough to author their own opinions would be one of the conservative voices to see the chaos resulting from the inarticulate Trump's MAGA regime. I just peeked a little and it seems she has drifted in what looks to be the Stephen Miller-like corner of the Far Right. So, I guess not.

This is a collection of unexpurgated columns from the War on Terror era so there is a lot about Bush and Clinton.... So much playground-like taunting and name calling. This is a coarse and base level of discourse. No wisdom, just biting wit. No show more common ground, just unforgiving hyper partisanship...

I wonder if she sees her descriptions of the Liberals she loathes now so hotly can now be so aptly fitted to the MAGA diehards. From the introduction, here is a paragraph where I just replaced "liberals" and a couple of proper nouns to move it to the other end of the spectrum.

[MAGA diehards] traffic in shouting and demagogy. In a public setting, they will work themselves into a dervish-like trance and start incanting inanities: "[CLINTON] LIED..." ... "FIRE [FAUCI]!"

...[MAGA diehards] are chock-full of conspiracy theories. They invoke weird personal obsessions like a conversational deus ex machina to trump all facts.

Swapping "MAGA" for liberals for MAGA works often in here: Coulter decries the libers for shutting up reporters, so many conspiracy theories, ranting, name-calling, etc.

She's against drug legalization. How would she feel about the boats being blown up including survivors in the "Gulf of America"? Almost mugged, she wants guns in DC citizens' hands, especially vulnerable women so I can imagine her seeing the good in Trump's DC crackdown. But then she downplays Tailhook...

She has to find fault into the clumsy Elián González fiasco. These were "law abiding" people and she has respect for his mother's sacrifice to try for a better life for her child. How does that line of thought survive Trump's immigrant policies and ICE arrests of those with no criminal convictions?

The Left loves the USSR by her view, but Trump fawns over Putin. Does her head spin? AI charts some of her initial praise and eventual distancing from Trump.

My head spins on the character arc of Scott Ritter who she tears apart here but since, among other things, he tweeted that the National Police of Ukraine was responsible for the Bucha massacre and U.S. President Joe Biden was a "war criminal" for "seeking to shift blame for the Bucha murders" to Russia.

She attacks (I am not saying without justification) the Clintons for treating public property contrary to National Park Service wishes. Does she now look forward to a dance at the Trump Ballroom being raised over razed portions of the White House?

She calls the unmanaged Iraq havoc, just some damage to "figurines"... If you want a street to be disrespectful din, call it "Arab". By her, the French are genetically given to surrender and if you want to find an adjective to be denigrating, use "womanly".

She points out a lot of failings that arose from the Left, no doubt. That whole Sarasota Springs, Kayla's out loud prayer in school thing is something I never liked. I lived through bussing and know that caused problems, maybe more that it solved. I dunno.

Despite the 2002 confession and DNA evidence identifying serial rapist Matias Reyes, Coulter can't go without taking jabs at the "Central Park Five" (now the Exonerated Five) in the Central Park raped jogger case.

In this audio book she narrates the first chapter and a sits for a 2008-is (I think) interview and look-ahead. show less

I had been wanting to read this for years, based almost solely on the title. I'm really amazed I was able to muscle through almost the entire thing. It is really unbearable. The format was poor (mostly it is just reprinting her columns in one collection) but that in and of itself isn't enough to discount it. One of my favorite books was Tucker's "Bourbon for Breakfast" which is almost solely a collection of his Blog posts, so that in and of itself is not enough to hate it.

However Coulter is entirely condescending. While the prologue actually had some useful information on how to talk to those who disagree politically, the rest of the book goes on with her completely ignoring her own advice. She is OBSSED with the War on Terror. How show more someone can claim we should "find the terrorist, kill their leaders, and convert them all to Christianity" doesn't sound like much of a Christian to me. In fact, claiming to be one is only hurting the Christian brand, I doubt she would call herself a follower of Jesus, or claim to have a relationship with Him, as it appears fairly obvious that if she does its not a good one.

She claims to hate Republicans, then goes on to tell us how Democrats are worse than Satan, and some republicans are Democrats.

Coulter can't get laid, and somehow that is the fault of Feminists and liberals. It could be your attitude Ann. Who would want to have dinner with you every night? No one I know.

I kept going as long as I did because I was told the book included her attempt at being a Libertarian candidate. Basically that came down to "the Libertarian Party of Connecticut was not comfortable with my lake of libertarian cred, particular on the drugs issue." Allegedly this was back in '99. As this was before the War on Terror, I'm certain she would not have even got in the door in today's Libertarian Party.

Please do yourself a favor and avoid this book at all costs. The only benefit would be to take it from a conservative after first assuring it is out of print, and never give it back.

Note, the one article on Campaign Finance reform was actually pretty good and one of the only logical arguments I have ever heard and actually aimed at those who do not already agree with her. I suspect you can find that on the internet much more easily than getting this book. show less

Really, if you're going to give a book such an intriguing title, please don't just make it a compilation of old columns. With a title promising to teach the reader "how to talk to a liberal," if he or she must, this book is a huge disappointment when it's not even a guide. Nor does it redeem itself as a collection of outrageous Ann Coulter sayings. Instead, it's quite... boring. And I don't accept that from Ann Coulter.

In my opinion this is coulter's best book. She makes me laugh in the same way and for the same reasons that an episode of south park does. Although the humourous hyperbole is great, it's also worth the read for the only part I would label as serious - the essay called "This is war".

Otherwise, if you want to take her seriously, don't even bother reading anything she writes, you'll just give yourself a stroke. But if you have an open mind, and a sense of humor, even about things you disagree with, you'll enjoy this book. If you live in manhattan, you probably won't tell anyone you liked it though.

Ann Coulter is a syndicated columnist. In this book she presents her writings about American liberalism. Her commentary covers the war on terrorism, the 2004 presidential election, the state of the Democratic Party, Max Cleland, Bill Clinton, and Freedom of speech is just some of her topics.

I finished this in one day. Ms. Coulter is a brilliant writer that is intelligent, witty, and sarcastic. Combine that with her logical and candid manner and you can see why this very articulate woman is on the bestseller list. A very easy read. This book is entertaining and thought-provoking.

Media attacks her all the time that is why I had to get one of her books. After hearing her I am amazed at irresponsible criticisms that have been falsely show more leveled at this woman. She backs all she says with facts. It is just some find it hard to swallow the truth, even when served with such witty sarcasm. show less