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Written by: Douglas Murray
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China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique?

It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning, but much of it fatally undermines the very things that created the greatest, most humane civilization in the world.

In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. After all, if we must discard the ideas of Kant, Hume, and Mill for their opinions on race, shouldn’t we discard Marx, whose work is peppered with racial slurs and anti-Semitism? Embers of racism remain to be stamped out in America, but what about the raging racist inferno in the Middle East and Asia?

It’s not just dishonest scholars who benefit from this intellectual fraud but hostile nations and human rights abusers hoping to distract from their own ongoing villainy. Dictators who slaughter their own people are happy to jump on the “America is a racist country” bandwagon and mimic the language of antiracism and “pro-justice” movements as PR while making authoritarian conquests.

If the West is to survive, it must be defended. The War on the West is not only an incisive takedown of foolish anti-Western arguments but also a rigorous new apologetic for civilization itself.

©2022 Douglas Murray (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
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Great book for open-minded people

Well researched and well thought out. I encourage you to fact check everything he says, I fact checked most things and stopped part way through because he had got nothing wrong as far as I could find.

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Exceptional

Murray has a wonderful narrating voice and the book is very well thought out. Using endless examples, Murray explains the ever advancing war on western culture.
quite compelling.

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Absolute required reading for politics in the west

Phenomenal text raised that much higher by Murray's performance. Everyone needs to read this.

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Brilliantly, fairly argued.

A worthwhile, reasoned response to contemporary woke disparaging of the west. Thank you Mr. Murray,

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One of his best works.

An insightful, depressing and hopeful look into the insanity of racial political warfare being played across the West.

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The Truth

Honesty and integrity in abundance. Thanks for sharing the truth with those of us willing to listen.

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what the world needs

The truth sounds so good, thank you Douglas for having the wisdom and courage to speak it.

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very good

the book was informative and well spoken, exactly what you'd expect from Douglas Murray. although I completely disagree with his views on George Floyd (that garbage human killed himself with bad choices) I get what he was going for with the comparison. outside of that I think he was on point or at least credible with the rest of his arguments. definitely worth the time and money.

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Well Written and Well Read

Douglas Murray presents a solid criticism on certain trends of thought currently circulating in Western Academia. I was initially concerned the book would contain aspects of paranoia or conspiracy. Instead Murray shows the real world causes and consequences of anti-western bias and what it may mean going forward. He does so from a place of genuine admiration for western culture, particularly English culture, not just for its own accomplishments, but it's nature of inclusivity and admiration, recognizing its short comings and areas it could improve, without dismissing its contributions to humanity.

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Nobody with the focus and breadth of Murray

This is about the culture war, especially the "race" front, and for my money It's the best synopsis out there.

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