Dinesh D'Souza's Illiberal Un-Americanism

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Having taken as much notice as we have of the controversy over Dinesh D'Souza and his book, I would feel remiss not to mention this latest critical bomb dropped on D'Souza's head by the conservative Bruce Bawer:

For those who cherish freedom, 9/11 was intensely clarifying. Presumably it, and its aftermath, have been just as clarifying for D’Souza, whose book leaves no doubt whatsoever that he now unequivocally despises freedom—that open homosexuality and female “immodesty” are, in his estimation, so disgusting as to warrant throwing one’s lot in with religious totalitarians. Shortly after The Enemy at Home came out, a blogger recalled that in 2003, commenting in the National Review on the fact that “influential figures” in America’s conservative movement felt “that America has become so decadent that we are ‘slouching towards Gomorrah,’” D’Souza wrote: “If these critics are right, then America should be destroyed.” Well, D’Souza has now made it perfectly clear that he’s one of those critics; and the book he’s written is nothing less than a call for America’s destruction. He is the enemy at home. Treason is the only word for it.

I cannot think of anyone who has sung D'Souza's praises for this book. Even those, such as William Buckley, who have stepped up to defend the man, seem to reject his argument. In our deeply divided country, I find this encouraging. D'Souza's illiberal thesis really is un-American.


(Source: Bruce Bawer for The Stranger)

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