Thanks for the link to "Masters of Deceit"!--very useful book, I've found.
"Thanks for the link to "Masters of Deceit"!--very useful book, I've found."
a little story about my copy of "Masters os Deceit".....
I survived July 67-68 in the 1st Inf Div, and returned during the just-begun political aftermath of Tet. The very last stop was a day or so in Camp Alpha, from where we departed to actually board the plane. Individuals, we - from all over the lower half of Vn -- not units where everyone knew each other.
General Westmoreland was wrongfully under fire here in the States about bodycounts, tactics, yada yada yada, etc, and was taking unfair public hits for things that resulted from the war being micromanaged in Washington. Long-story short -- the antiwar and (more importantly) the anti-troop movement was REALLY gearing up after Tet. In short, we were about to encounter a United States much different from the one we had known previously (assuming we had spent a full year in Vn, which most had).
For some period of time (I don't know how long, to be honest), every man passing through Camp Alpha was issued a letter from Westy describing the changing situation at home in the above regard --- and a paperback copy of Masters of Deceit. The cadre said that General Westmoreland had personally purchased all of the existing inventory to distribute to returning troops.
I read it within the next month or two, and since that time I have watched everything explained in it evolve exactly as stated, up to and including today! The book contains the first reference that I ever heard of "politically correct".....a CPUSA instruction to menbers regarding the overt message and placards, dating back to the 1930's.
IMO, "political correctness" as we know it, is the single most potent and effective tool they and other groups have against the truth and reason. And the reason that it is so is because good and decent people are loathe to oppose it and subject to control by it. Political correctness diverts good will and freedom of speech, etc to malevolent purposes quite effectively.
That that is, is......That that is not, is not!
Wake up, America, before it really is too late!