The Authoritarian Moment

How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent

De: Ben Shapiro

Narrado por: Ben Shapiro

New York Times best seller

How far are Americans willing to go to force each other to fall in line?

According to the establishment media, the intelligentsia, and our political chattering class, the greatest threat to American freedom lies in right-wing authoritarianism. We’ve heard that some 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump represent the rise of American fascism; that conservatives have allowed authoritarianism to bloom in their midst, creating a grave danger for the republic.

But what if the true authoritarian threat to America doesn’t come from the political right, but from the supposedly anti-fascist left?

There are certainly totalitarians on the political right. But statistically, they represent a fringe movement with little institutional clout. The authoritarian left, meanwhile, is ascendant in nearly every area of American life. A small number of leftists — college-educated, coastal, and uncompromising — have not just taken over the Democratic Party but our corporations, our universities, our scientific establishment, our cultural institutions. And they have used their newfound power to silence their opposition.

The authoritarian Left is aggressively insistent that everyone must conform to its values, demanding submission and conformity. The dogmatic Left is obsessed with putting people in categories and changing human nature. Everyone who opposes it must be destroyed.

Ben Shapiro looks at everything from pop culture to the Frankfurt school, social media to the Founding Fathers, to explain the origins of our turn to tyranny, and why so many seem blind to it.

More than a catalog of bad actors and intemperate acts, The Authoritarian Moment lays bare the intolerance and rigidity creeping into all American ideology – and prescribes the solution to ending the authoritarianism that threatens our future.

©2021 Ben Shapiro (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

MUST READ!!!!!

This is one of the best and most eye opening and informative and important book of this generation. It is a must read for anyone who wants to learn how to fight back against the radical left who are destroying this country in every way possible. I seriously recommend this masterpiece to anyone who desires to know just how wrong this country has gone.
This book is narrated by Ben Shapiro as it should be.

A Must Read/Listen

As a middle school teacher, this book really resonates what's happening in our school system, corporate America, the entertainment industries, and mass media today. The bonus is that Ben reads and delivers this message in only the way Ben could.

Should be read by everyone

Though I find it sometimes hard to hear Ben clearly his message is critical for everyone (right of far left) to here. We need to understand the war that the extreme left is waging against everyone else, and they are currently winning. We need to halt their progress and win our country back. Read (listen to) the book!

If you watch his YouTube or FB vids….

Someone wrote a review that if you already familiar with Ben Shapiro, this book is a refresher. It’s mostly his Daily News videos in a book form.

He does use examples and facts to support his views and case. He is well informed and tries to leave out emotional views, but staying on target.

very accurate

This book is very accurate to what is already happened and is going on right now in society. Every point that has been brought forward by him for a solution in this solution is a very sound and common sense plan. This is a must read for those that are concerned about our society today.

Sensible and focused

Very well researched and documented work. Addresses issues boldly and clearly. An important and timely book that deserves serious contemplation by people on both sides of political divide.
Highly recommended.

10 out of 10

Ben shed light to the issues inflicting America today. It’s a must read to understand the political landscape in 2021 and moving forward.

Engaging, and we'll researched.

A very engaging, thought provoking, and we'll researched book. The first I have ever listened to/read from this author.

Must listen

A must listen for anyone a fan of dailywire or anyone generally worried about censorship and the craziness going on in today's world.

Ben always delivers

Love this book and love Ben Shapiro. Support Republican values people. The left is losing but we need to fight harder