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陈词滥调的暴政：自由主义者如何在思想战争中作弊
作者：乔纳·戈德堡 (Jonah Goldberg) 2012 年 5 月 1 日
https://www.amazon.ca/Tyranny-Clich%C3%A9s-Liberals-Cheat-Ideas/dp/1595230866
《自由法西斯主义》的畅销书作者揭穿了学校、媒体和政治中被当作智慧传播的进步神话。
根据乔纳·戈德堡的说法，如果魔鬼最大的诡计是让世界相信他不存在，那么自由主义者最大的诡计就是让自己相信他们不是意识形态的。
今天，“客观”的记者、学者和“温和”的政治家将一些最激进的论点隐藏在朴素的格言中来兜售它们。巴拉克·奥巴马将自己视为理性的信徒，并坚持一条至高无上的原则：他是一个实用主义者，反对右翼的意识形态和教条，只关心“什么有用”。而今天的自由主义者也效仿他，说出了无数陈词滥调，例如：
一个人眼中的恐怖分子是另一个人眼中的自由战士：当然，如果另一个人是白痴的话。马丁·路德·金是恐怖分子吗？本·拉登是自由战士吗？
暴力永远解决不了任何问题：真的吗？它解决了我们与大英帝国之间的问题，结束了奴隶制。
宁可让十个有罪的人逍遥法外，也不要让一个无辜的人受苦：所以你不会介意这十个有罪的人搬到你隔壁去？
多样性就是力量：太棒了。NBA 应该对侏儒和独腿控球后卫设定配额！
我们需要政教完全分离：换句话说，所有信仰表达都应该被禁止参与政治……除非他们支持自由主义计划。
戈德堡以幽默和激情拆解了这些以及自由主义者在思想战争中用来作弊的许多其他特洛伊木马。他表明，在合理性的假旗下，否定意识形态议程却大力追求这一伟大进步传统依然存在。他还揭示了这场危险的游戏可能会让我们进一步走向自我毁灭的道路。
陈词滥调的暴政：自由主义者如何在思想战争中作弊
作者：乔纳·戈德堡 (Jonah Goldberg) 2012 年 5 月 1 日
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-tyranny-of-cliches-how-liberals-cheat-in-the-war-of-ideas/9781455164394.html
陈词滥调的暴政：自由主义者如何在思想战争中作弊
作者：乔纳·戈德堡 (Jonah Goldberg) 2012 年 5 月 1 日
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-tyranny-of-cliches-how-liberals-cheat-in-the-war-of-ideas/9781455164394.html
毫不妥协地审视陈词滥调的阴暗面，以及自由主义者如何利用它们来掩饰他们的真实信仰
“我们的自由程度取决于我们当中最不自由的人。”这是真的吗，还是大多数人会不假思索地点头同意的说法？畅销保守派作家乔纳·戈德堡称其为自由派陈词滥调——从根本上说是错误的，而且可能非常危险。
根据戈德堡的说法，如果魔鬼最大的诡计是让世界相信他并不存在，那么自由主义者最大的诡计就是说服自己他们不是意识形态的。今天，“客观”的记者和学者以及“温和”的政治家们兜售一些最激进的论点，把它们隐藏在朴素的格言中。巴拉克·奥巴马把自己塑造成理性的信徒，并坚持一条最重要的原则：他是一个实用主义者，反对右翼的意识形态和教条，只关心“什么有用”。而今天的自由主义者也效仿他，滔滔不绝地说着无数的陈词滥调。
戈德堡揭露了许多陈词滥调背后的真相，包括“活生生的宪法”、“社会正义”，甚至还有“宗教裁判所”这样简单的词。他以幽默和激情拆解了这些特洛伊木马，展示了我们的思想是如何被深层意识形态的概念和方便的神话所深刻塑造的，而我们大多数人都毫无批判地接受了这些概念和神话，这对我们造成了极大的损害。
您将了解危险的自由主义陈词滥调的真实历史，例如：
–“宁可让十个有罪的人逍遥法外，也不要让一个无辜的人入狱。”所以，如果这十个有罪的人搬到隔壁，您不会介意吗？
–“一个人眼中的恐怖分子是另一个人眼中的自由战士。”当然，如果另一个人是个白痴。马丁·路德·金是恐怖分子吗？本·拉登是自由战士吗？
–“暴力永远解决不了任何问题。”真的吗？它解决了我们与大英帝国的问题，结束了奴隶制。
–“多样性就是力量。”很酷。NBA 应该对侏儒和独腿控球后卫设定配额。
–“我们需要政教完全分离。”换句话说，所有信仰的表达都应被禁止参与政治——除非它们支持自由主义计划。
从甘地到玛丽·安托瓦内特再到麦当娜，戈德堡探索了我们文化中陈词滥调的背景，并表明我们经常依赖它们而牺牲了严肃的思考。
The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas
by Jonah Goldberg (Author) May 1 2012
https://www.amazon.ca/Tyranny-Clich%C3%A9s-Liberals-Cheat-Ideas/dp/1595230866
The bestselling author of Liberal Fascism dismantles the progressive myths that are passed-off as wisdom in our schools, media and politics.
According to Jonah Goldberg, if the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, the greatest trick liberals ever pulled was convincing themselves that they’re not ideological.
Today, “objective” journalists, academics and “moderate” politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments by hiding them in homespun aphorisms. Barack Obama casts himself as a disciple of reason and sticks to one refrain above all others: he’s a pragmatist, opposed to the ideology and dogma of the right, solely concerned with “what works.” And today’s liberals follow his lead, spouting countless clichés such as:
One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter: Sure, if the other man is an idiot. Was Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? Was Bin Laden a freedom fighter?
Violence never solves anything: Really? It solved our problems with the British empire and ended slavery.
Better ten guilty men go free than one innocent man suffer: So you won’t mind if those ten guilty men move next door to you?
Diversity is strength: Cool.The NBA should have a quota for midgets and one-legged point guards!
We need complete separation of church and state: In other words all expressions of faith should be barred from politics …except when they support liberal programs.
With humor and passion, Goldberg dismantles these and many other Trojan Horses that liberals use to cheat in the war of ideas. He shows that the grand Progressive tradition of denying an ideological agenda while pursuing it vigorously under the false-flag of reasonableness is alive and well. And he reveals how this dangerous game may lead us further down the path of self-destruction.
The Tyranny Of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat In The War Of Ideas
by Jonah Goldberg (Author) May 01, 2012
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-tyranny-of-cliches-how-liberals-cheat-in-the-war-of-ideas/9781455164394.html
An uncompromising look at the dark side of cliches and how liberals use them to camouflage their true beliefs
"We are only as free as the least free among us." Is that really true, or is it the kind of statement most people will nod at without actually thinking about? Bestselling conservative author Jonah Goldberg calls it a liberal cliches —fundamentally wrong and potentially very dangerous.
According to Goldberg, if the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist, the greatest trick liberals ever pulled was convincing themselves they're not ideological. Today "objective" journalists and academics and "moderate" politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments by hiding them in homespun aphorisms. Barack Obama casts himself as a disciple of reason and sticks to one refrain above all others: he's a pragmatist, opposed to the ideology and dogma of the right, solely concerned with "what works." And today's liberals follow his lead, spouting countless clich├®s.
Goldberg exposes the truth behind many of these cliches, including "the living constitution," "social justice," and even simple words like "inquisition." With humor and passion, he dismantles these Trojan horses to show how our thinking is profoundly shaped by deeply ideological concepts and convenient myths that most of us accept uncritically—to our great detriment.
You'll learn the real history of dangerous liberal cliches, such as:
–"Better ten guilty men go free than one innocent man be put behind bars." So, you won't mind if those ten guilty men move in next door?
–"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." Sure, if the other man is an idiot. Was Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? Was Bin Laden a freedom fighter?
–"Violence never solves anything." Really? It solved our problems with the British Empire and ended slavery.
–"Diversity is strength." Cool. The NBA should have a quota for midgets and one-legged point guards.
–"We need complete separation of church and state." In other words, all expressions of faith should be barred from politics—except when they support liberal programs.
From Gandhi to Marie Antoinette to Madonna, Goldberg explores the context of clich├®s in our culture and shows how often we rely on them at the expense of serious thinking.
