The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values

In this informative and disturbing book, Tammy Bruce starts out with a traumatic episode from her youth to describe her personal and political journey. It is an honest account of the people and events that shaped her beliefs and convictions. At the same time it reveals some horrific aspects of popular culture, politics and the media as they operate today. Bruce exposes the rank hypocrisy, soul-destroying motives and malevolent mind-set of the Left in chapters dealing with the Academic, Black, Gay and Feminist Elites, plus some destructive tendencies in the arts, the media and the justice system in the United States today. Some of her examples make harrowing reading, whilst her insight is often tinged by a bit of humour, for example when she identifies the gangster rapper as the current equivalent of Rousseau's "noble savage" in the eyes of the Left. Bruce's diagnosis rings true. She discusses the mental disease called malignant narcissism and explains how it is rooted in trauma that never attempts recovery. These individuals, instead of seeking psychological help, are focusing on social change. In other words, they want the rest of society to mirror their own hurt and pain. She makes a very convincing case for the fact that an entire wing of politics is invested in the victim-hood of its constituency, the leaders of which are trying to work out their demons on society. This is scary stuff, but easy to recognize from the examples in the book or by taking a critical and discerning approach towards trends in the media. To be fair, Bruce points out that there are similar people on the Right (puritanical compulsives), but that these do not control the culture. The concept and repulsive results of moral relativism and the phenomenon of groupthink are also analysed. The author quotes Dr M Scott Peck and recommends his book People of the Lie for a thorough investigation of malignant narcissism and its use of the lie to distort reality. A chilling read at times, The Death Of Right And Wrong is a brilliant and eloquent exposure of some pathological strains infecting large sectors of culture and society. The book ends on an optimistic note with a call to the individual to recognize the difference between right and wrong, to take a stand and to live a life of decency and integrity. The book concludes with 31 pages of notes and references arranged by chapter, plus a thorough index. It is a real eye-opener, a thought-provoking work that offers unique political and psychological insights. I also recommend Paul Johnson's groundbreaking work Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky for an interesting look at the private lives of certain famous writers and philosophers, and Thomas Sowell's book The Vision of the Anointed. Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning Sinisterism: Secular Religion of the Lie (Revised and Updated Edition) Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American

This is a striking and astonishing book. Bruce, coming from within the ranks of the very groups she excoriates, rings true. Unlike Phyllis Schlafly (Feminist Fantasies), Bruce doesn't blame one tiny segment of relatively powerless liberals (modern "feminists"). Rather, she embraces the original and true feminism: the feminism that caused the suffragists to put the needs of slaves and unborn children ahead of their own, recognized the character and personality of women, fought side by side with the medical association to protect women from the ravages of abortion, demanded full humanity for women, and elevated the relationship between mothers and children to its proper place. Bruce doesn't come to us as a mother; she comes to us as a lesbian pro-choice feminist with strong libertarian leanings, but she values and celebrates childhood and children. Her book is comipelling precisely because she comes from within the ranks, and she has the goods on techniques and goals of the leadership. The Death of Right and Wrong offers a compelling analysis of the lies and deceits of modern liberalism (as contrasted with classical liberalism). In a book filled with graphic and gripping illustrations of the outworkings of the current liberal philosophy, Bruce nails the problem right on the head. This is a book that will never bore you. Instead, be prepared to have your sensibilities offended. It is high time.One point Bruce makes clearly is that there are decent homosexuals out there who are offended by the conduct of the gay rights movement. She felt the call to expose and oppose them, and she does so brilliantly. At one time, I called on honorable homosexuals to speak out. She has.Tammy Bruce is clearly an analytical thinker. She was troubled by the niggling attitudes of the people on the liberal left and she decided to explore the problem. To my mind, this book is written by a person in transition. She as of yet offers us no solutions; she simply identifies the problem: repeatedly and consistently. Identifying the problem is the first step toward a solution. This books cries out for a sequel. I eagerly await it.Pat GoltzcofounderFeminists for Life

It would be very easy to lump this book in with the ever-growing pile of "ain't the Left awful" or the "Let's dump on the Clintons" books. This book is neither, and if the phenomenon of Malignant Narcissism that Ms. Bruce describes didn't hit so close to home, I would think this book was overly alarmist and sensational. The fact is, I KNOW these people exist, and not just in Hollywood and Manhattan. These people are in our schools, churches and even in our families.The book opens with a review of how Ms. Bruce defines right and wrong - a useful exercise in an era of situational ethics and moral relativism. Her definition is made clearer since she is an athiest, and does not have to address religious moral principles. Then she describes her past, including her fight for gay and lesbian rights, her pro-choice stance, and her former role in NOW.She then describes how these causes have been hijacked by extremists that she refers to as the Malignant Narcissists. She details how they become the way they are and how their ultimate goal is to produce a world full of similar-minded people. This is not "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"...this threat is REAL. These people exist and I can assure you that I have encountered them in undergraduate and graduate school, in my professional life, in my religious life, and sadly, in my social life.Ms. Bruce then closes with a very sad story about the twisted motives of some very pathetic people. The only thing I found uplifting is that there are still people whose politics are very different than mine that I can admire. Ms. Bruce showed true courage writing this book, and has demonstrated her willingness to face ethical issues head on, and not shrink from the consequences of her prior actions. Ms. Bruce is the kind of person I would love to sit beside on a flight from Los Angeles to Sidney, Australia. I believe we would find a great number of areas where we can agree, and would come away with new respect for each others' positions.