Death of the Liberal Class Audiobook

" The best piece of social and political criticism that I have read in a long time. Hedges passion, directness and clarity means there is no mistaking the seriousness of this book. It is a call to radicalism, but more importantly it is a call to morality, to humaneness, to kindness, to love and to logic. Hedges uses his history well to rail against the corporate state where we find ourselves enslaved. He is the voice of one crying in the wilderness, and as his prophecies become true America will not be the same democratic society. "

" I think basically everything he says is correct. Especially of note is his brief discussion of why we cannot despair in light of our situation. Despair, I think, is largely what lies under the massive disillusionment and apathy among normal folk, especially the young. "

" Hedges presents a strong argument that the Liberal Class, content to rest on its laurels while society began to deteriorate, is to blame for the moral and economic rot taking place. While not a polemic against "liberalism" as popular culture has come to understand it, the book does take on the wealthy and educated class for ignoring the declines taking place around them while living in comfort. This book goes way beyond the liberal versus conservative way of looking at things and goes to the heart of the human condition. "

" I didn't make it through the book, I got to page 113 and had to put it down. Hedges makes a few salient points early on.These points are overshadowed by his repetition and stating opinions somewhat deceivingly as if they were facts. I wanted to like this book because I think that there is some truth to the title of the book, but frankly the style of the author is not for me. Unrelenting negativity and anger seemed to roll off the pages. "

" This is a powerful, prophetic book, but very gloomy. "

" Someone should make a Cliff Notes version of this book, it would be excellent. While I love the concept of the book & agree with the points made, I felt the author tried too hard to have his points understood. Less than halfway through, I found myself skimming pages and sometimes reading only a couple sentences to get the basic idea. "

" There's some excellent insight in this book, in particular the author's telling of the fate of the arts in the wake of the 20th century wars. At points near the beginning, I feared it was going to turn into a diatribe, and it certainly isn't going to make you feel great about the fate of society as we currently understand it. That said, I think this is an important book for people like myself who are trying to make sense of the world we live in today. "

" Revolution is not rebellion. Modern liberals are no better than right wingers. Everyone with a brain should read this book. "

" Chris Hedges evaluates the hypocrisy of the liberal class. He reveals that they are not so progressive or tolerant. "

" Outstanding and very, very scary. Except that it is nonfiction. "

" Simply excoriating. "

" This is a great call to arms for those that identify themselves as liberals. Hedges goes through the history of what liberalism means and how institutions such as the government and corporations have made liberalism an ugly word, forcing liberals to water down their beliefs. "

" An insightful book. I'm glad there is somebody like Chris Hedges saying this. "

" Intelligent,perceptive and compelling arguments about the failure/cowardice of the Liberal Class(Journalism,Academia,the Democratic Party)in protecting the country from the rise of Inverted Totalitarianism...depressing because the only redress Hedges offers seems to be,"Fill the Jails."... "

" A brilliant and sad book by a very thoughtful writer. "

" Similar to his other book Empire of Illusion, this book focuses on American History and how the Liberal class was weakened and died over the course of American History. Well written and insightful, and since I know only a little bit about American History it was very informative as well. "

" A scathing indictment of the failures of the liberal class and the hollowing out of their moral authority. I fear Hedges is right about where our country is headed, which is both sad and frightening... but this sort of honesty is sorely needed in American society today. "

" Love this guy. Gives a voice to the political position I struggle to articulate. "

" Devastating! This book was a game-changer for me. I was approaching the point of disengagement from conventional American politics. Hedges pushed me over the edge. Goodbye to the Democratic Party. They are part of the problem -- not the solution. Let Hedges explain why. Read this. "

" What can I say but I am equally impressed as I am depressed. I recommend the experience highly, especially for the closeted Anarchist. "