Blog – discuss this essay in relationship to the book
"America has lost just once" page 769 "invincible"
"American the Beautiful” by Dinesh D’Souza is one of the most biased, and ludicrous, essays I have ever read. The whole thing is pathetic, a case of propaganda and Republican ignorance. The whole essay is about how great we, as Americans, are and how we are shaping the world for the better - more freedom, more individuality. The Muslims (a couple times he/she admits that she is talking about fundamentalists, but overall that point is hiden), according to D'Souza are the antithesis of freedom. They are the antithesis of America. Therefore, they must be bad! As he/she puts it, we are "richer, more varied, and more fun... and morally superior". Because those are totally measurable categories that present no sort of bias, we must fight them all off! It turns out, that in Dinesh D'Souza's quest for nationalism and patriotism, he/she is doing the exact same thing that he/she claims the Muslims do. The hypocrisy is pathetic. We are definitely the most fun, most free society! The Patriot Act is definitely just simply there to ensure our freedom! Christian extremists are just as liberal as the rest of society! They certainly aren't even comparable to those Muslims! The war against Muslim extremists will be fast and decisive for America with the whole nation backing this awesome imperialism! And our women can wear what they want! The essay is pathetic.
Johnny Got His Gun is very much the opposite of this essay. Johnny Got His Gun is a completly anti-war book. Dinesh D'souza directly advocates war, at least in this case, against the Muslim fundamentalists. Johnny Got His Gun directly speaks against all wars.
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Wow Josh! Way to kick this blog's ass! While reading the passage, I totally missed how hypocritical Dinesh's arguments were in his advocacy of war against Islamic fundamentalism. Though I tend to agree with his/her opinion that America is cooler and better than everyone else, he uses that opinion as a warrant for endorsing war against what he/she seems to describe as the Muslim race. There is a big difference between extreme Islamic fundamentalism and straight up Islam. For example, under Dinesh's logic, poor Busta Rhymes would no longer have the opportunity to be "gettin Arab money" because he is a Muslim and therefore morally inferior. And we all know what a shame that would be. Great work Josh!
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