Ameritopia

The Unmaking of America

By: Mark R. R. Levin

Narrated by: Adam Grupper, Mark R. Levin

Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 New York Times best-selling author Mark Levin explores the philosophical basis of America's foundations and the crisis that faces government today.

©2012 Mark Levin (P)2012 Simon & Schuster

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What made the experience of listening to Ameritopia the most enjoyable?

Discovering the origins of civilizations throughout history.

What did you like best about this story?

Brought into comparison, historical governments wit where we are today and a warning about where we are headed.

Have you listened to any of Adam Grupper and Mark R. Levin ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. This was the 1st but looking forward to more.

Open your ears and learn

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Great summary of the development of Utopian philosophy and the dehumanizing effects of an authoritarian regime.Part 2 covers how our founding fathers stood on the shoulders of intellectual giants, to unleash the human spirit to create the most prosperous and innovative society in human history. The final section is a great call to action.

Another Great Read

Levin does it again... A must read for conservatives to understand the mind set of these Marxist on the left. It has come down to Americans who want secure Freedom, and the one's who want Free Stuff. The audio of this book is very well done.

Informative.

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Brilliant

Once again Mark Levin make complicated material easy to understand. He brilliantly breaks down what has gone wrong with our government and how to fix it. I highly recommend this book.

You'll be horrified, angered, AND understand...

why liberals in power do the crazy stuff they do and why the indoctrinated and feeble minded follow them.

Savor this one a little at a time

Some audiobooks are hard to put down, and I zoom through them in no time. However, this one is meant to be listened to slowly as there are many thought provoking concepts presented. Should Americans allow their government so much control as to let those in charge strive for some form of American Utopia ? Or are free market principles and small central government the path we should take? Levin guides us through Plato, Thomas More, Hobbes, and Karl Marx and contrasts their ideals with the Locke, Montesquieu and de Tocqueville in an effort to make us all understand what we have and what could happen to what we have if we don't pay attention. A very enlightening read for all, one which I plan to pass along to my family and friends. A better reading gift could not be given.

A must read for every American!

Mark Levin has made his book extremely informative while making it a breeze to listen to. Levin takes his readers (listeners for the audio book crowd) through an informative journey of what the trouble(s) with trying to build a Utopian society is. Levin also shows how by living constitutionally through the founding fathers example we can restore America to the great society earlier generations enjoyed and so that future and current generations may benefit and prosper as well.

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Any additional comments?

Ameritopia, like Levin's other books, condenses several years of deep reading and contemplation into an easily understood narrative. Ameritopia provides an outline of thought and philosophy since the ancient Greeks. Ameritopia covers Plato's Republic, More's Utopia, Hobbes's Leviathan and Marx's Communist Manifesto and explains why the utopian fantasy of the left has never and can never be achieved, leading usually to horrible tyranny. Levin then covers the influences of Locke and Montesquieu on the founders of the United States and the observations of Alexis de Tocqueville on his visit to the U.S. in the early 19th century. Levin provides an overview of the left's attempt to circumvent the Constitution and attempt to create their "Ameritopia." Levin further explains why this attempt at utopia has already made us less free. Another great book from Levin that makes deep thought available to everyone.

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Highly recommend. This treatise put much of what is on-going into a much more longitudinal perspective. The linkage to ancient Greece and others in history is foundational.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ameritopia?

It is a clarion call to his fellow citizens that much of today's "politics" have been seen on this planet before. Great societies have fallen. We are not imune.

What about Adam Grupper and Mark R. Levin ???s performance did you like?

I could listen to Mark for the entire book ans any others that might follow. Adam did a professional job of narration. His style did not diminish the impact of the book. Mark, I'm sure would have made it more penetrating.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It did what it was intended (I believe) to do. It aroused an ordinarily awake and aware citizen.

Any additional comments?

Mark, Don't stop