First published 2008
Ann Coulter dismantles what she sees as liberal mythology about victimhood in American politics. She argues that liberals have constructed a false narrative where they suffer at the hands of conservative forces while actually being the primary aggressors. Coulter examines specific cases to support her thesis, including single mothers who she claims harm their children, the alleged myth of a Republican attack machine when liberal media dominates, and supposedly brave liberals like MSNBC's Keith Olbermann who only interview guests who agree with them. She analyzes Barack Obama's Senate campaigns where sealed divorce records of his opponents were exposed, and compares the destruction of Republican George Allen's career over a joking remark to the ignored anti-Semitic materials from his opponent Jim Webb. Through these examples, Coulter attempts to demonstrate that those claiming victim status are actually the ones doing the attacking.
Genres: american, political-science, politics, non-fiction, academic, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
311 pages · Hardcover · Crown Forum