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May 20, 2016

Title: The Closing of the Liberal Mind
Topic: Left-Wing Politics

Discussed by Dr. Kim Holmes
with The Heritage Foundation (www.Heritage.org)

“The Closing of the Liberal Mind: How Groupthink and Intolerance Define the Left”. We live in hostile times – yes, even in the suburbs of Houston and Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. There is nothing the left wants to do more than destroy us all from within.

New guest Dr. Kim Holmes is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State. Dr. Holmes has been part of the Defense and Foreign Policy Team for more than two decades at The Heritage Foundation. As a historian of U.S. political movements and ideology, Holmes writes about America’s place in the world and the changing political landscape. His latest book, “The Closing of the Liberal Mind: How Groupthink and Intolerance Define the Left”, can be found here.

Dr. Holmes uses the term “illiberalism” to describe Progressive Liberalism. He believes that the problem lies heavily in the leaders of the movement and even the President of the United States. He has seen the issue evolve over the last eight years with extreme intensity, but his book shows how the problem has been advancing for much longer.

Dr. Kim Holmes also discusses the left’s hostility for anyone who will not conform to their logic (or lack thereof). His book shows how the 1960’s was really the starting point for all the “live and let live” ideology and how it basically ruined our country. “Now we have gotten to the point that these people are basically America’s ruling class,” Dr. Holmes declares.

How the Sexual Revolution became the Cultural Revolution. Dr. Holmes says, “When you start getting into that level of radicalism and start defining that as a new civil right, it’s going to take a lot of coercion to make everyone go along with that new agenda.” Listen in as he explains what the liberal view was and what it has become. He urges everyone to obtain the full facts and know exactly what we are up against. We can’t be “willy-nilly” about this issue anymore; it’s time to put on our boots, buckle our belts, and march to the leaders demanding a change.

BONUS: Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” can be found here.

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