The Reds Are Coming- A Call of Warning

By tvtv3 "tvtv3"RESCUING SPRITE was the last book written by Mark Levin and it was kind of a detour from the political observations and commentary some readers, many radio listeners and television viewers were used to. In his latest book, LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, Levin returns to his conservative political writing. The title of the book is taken from a quote from Abraham Lincoln,

"We all declare for liberty, but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others, the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men and the product of other men's labor. Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name--liberty. And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties, called by two different and incompatible names--liberty and tyranny."
Lincoln was speaking specifically about slavery, but his proclamation was also a warning for future generations of Americans to always be vigilant in protecting their freedoms.

In LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, Levin paints a portrait of a nation that is once again divided, but this time the threat is sly and subversive and uses the liberties entitled for Americans as a way of slowly removing those freedoms. In the book, Levin illustrates the ideas and ideals that made America great and separated us from other countries and powers in the world. Each chapter begins with a short description about what some of those founding beliefs and freedoms, based upon the Constitution, are. Afterwards he uses a compare and contrast approach to display what the enemies of liberty, what Levin describes as Statists (modern liberalism), believe and what true Conservatives believe. He also discusses what the Statists are doing to destroy and take away American freedoms and what Conservatives have to do to prevent it. For those who believe that Levin is just another Bush-lover/Obama-hater, they clearly haven't read LIBERTY AND TYRANNY. Levin illustrates several times throughout the book why former President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain, though labeled as conservatives by the media, are not true conservatives. Even such Republican stalwarts as Dennis Hastert and Newt Gingrich are chastised for some of their Statist-influenced, non-conservative positions.

Though there are a variety of sources used in the book, the majority of textual support comes directly from the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers. As these, our founding and foundational documents, illustrate so clearly, the rights they describe are not given by any man, but by a Creator and governments, especially our government, only exists by allowance from the people to serve the people. After ten chapters, each about a particular issue, the last section of the book is a sort of epilogue where Levin provides a conservative manifesto. A manifesto is, "a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature" (dictionary.com). Sometimes a manifesto is spoken in a speech, but often a manifesto is delivered via the written word. Levin's is of the later and is something that anyone who has any conservative beliefs should probably at least take a look at.

There are some who share Levin's beliefs, but who might have difficulty reading LIBERTY AND TYRANNY because even though the book is written in a very logical manner, Levin uses a slightly larger vocabulary than some readers might be accustomed. Also, instead of just directly showing his hand, Levin slowly builds each one of his arguments (they're really more like small treatises) so that a reader has to have patience, think, and mentally digest what they are reading. I would hope that this doesn't discourage readers from reading the book, but they should be aware that even though the book is relatively short, it takes time one time to read through it and appreciate what it is saying. Other than that, the only major drawback I had with the book is that not enough time was spent specifically illustrating what conservatives can do to keep their liberties and stop the threat of tyranny. Things that need to happen are listed, but there are very few specifics as to what people can individually do. Related Articles:


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