Put My Feelings into Eloquent, Structured Words

This is not the kind of book I usually read and I am probably not it’s typical audience. Frankly, I don’t consider myself very academic at all. However I really found this book accesible, interesting and helpful.

I’ve become increasingly aware lately of attitudes in society changing and feeling more and more uncomfortable about it without knowing why. Starting in the early 2000s I have been involved in what I would have called ‘social justice’ ventures, both professionally and in my personal life. I’ve always felt strongly that all people should be treated as equally, but uniquely valuable. However in the last few years I’ve felt more and more detached from the ‘Social Justice’ movement and at times ashamed to be associated with it. At first I put this down to ‘political correctness gone mad’ and overzealous young people taking part in well-meaning activism, however with some lack of wisdom and measure. But recently it’s felt more sinister but I haven’t been able to put my finger on it.

Listening to this book felt like someone had translated my subconscious ‘gut feelings’ and put them into a well rounded, systematic explanation with academic credibility. I am grateful to the authors for speaking out on these issues, even as though they are opening themselves up to public backlash

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This explains everything.

Very thoughrough, clear and understandable. Would be an easy read if the subject of the book were not so infuriating. I would say anyone considering further education should read it as a vaccine before they start.

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Essential commentary on radical ideas

Everything is a bit strange right now, isn't it?

Why are people telling you everything and everyone is racist, transphobic and bigoted?

The answer is complex. A not at all adequate summary is that an underlying illiberal authoritarian idiology has begun to spread across society, under the guise of compassion and empathy. And its led to rising alt-right insanity.

Want to know more? This book tells you what's really going on.

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Great explanation

This is the best explanation I have seen about how the “woke” mindset was created.

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REFRESHING RETURN OF VALUES THAT WORK

Pluckrose and Lindsay have done us all a favour by laying bare the facts of why so many of us who are genuinely concerned about justice feel very ill at ease with contemporary social justice movements. Haidts book on the Righteous Mind was excellent, and this takes the subject deeper.

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Outstanding

Rational, intelligent and based on solid data - the exact opposite of the theories it seeks to refute. Also written in a clear accessible style - again in contrast to the writings of most “woke” advocates.

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An antidote to the current Insanity.

Valuable source for the decoding of the post modernist/SJW nonsense one sees' everyday.
At times the language seem's impenetrable- its supposed to be. Decoding it is part of the book's objective, so be prepared for a tour de force.
The effort of repeating and re-listening will be repaid. This phenomenon is not going away, yet.

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Thorough engaging and devastating

Thought I knew some of this stuff but wow not enough. This is the awakening you need.

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So much truth and the reality in which we now call society is scary.

This isn’t a free world anymore. If people
are scared to say something that could potentially ruin their life, then isn’t this more of a dictatorship? This radical, and it is radical side the LGBT world, is dominating and changing everything we do in life. It’s nothing more than a cult.
All those men, women who served, fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice for many countries would turn in their graves knowing what this world has now come too.
I am 42 and have served for this country and myself am sickened to the deepest part of my stomach to see where we are.
Where does this end? As it seems like it’s ok to be a peadophile now,as it’s correct terminology is ‘minor attracted person’
What an insult to the people this has harmed. And they actually have a flag for this.
Let’s take out any punishment for any crime and also let’s take away discipline, order and fear for doing something wrong and I don’t mean wrong as in a funny tweet or misgendering someone, and let’s see what world and society we create and live in.
Oh wait, we are actually here!

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Very accessible and clarified my viewpoints

I knew very little of Theory before reading this beyond what I had witnessed in practice, and I knew that some of it didn't quite sit right with me. This book does a really good job of explaining how this particular style of social justice emerged and why it is problematic. My biggest criticism is a technical one - the authors go to great lengths to use capitalisation to distinguish between different schools of thought, but since this is an audiobook this does not convey at all.

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