Review of Where to Invade Next (2015) by Arseniy V — 13 Nov 2016
Ideas like: no problem can endure if you throw enough vaginas at it (i.e. because women are all saints while men are the root of all evil) or that some kid can reasonably be blamed for what his country/race did, long before he was born - such ideas aren't just simplistic - they are THEMSELVES profoundly bigoted.
They are the point where the progressive left becomes the regressive left. When the fight for inclusion, becomes merely a fight between two forms of exclusion. When the fight against racism and sexism, merely becomes a fight between two opposing expressions thereof.
While truly judging people, first and foremost by the content of their character - ceases to be an option. US lefties are admittedly not as bad as the righties on this YET, but you nonetheless simply cannot cure bigotry with more thereof.
Life just doesn't work that way. Case in point: their ever-gleeful "straight white men are all privileged sh1tlords and it's over for them" sentiment and Trump's election. But aside from allowing his rhetoric to sometimes become clouded by his "mommy'll fix everything" fetish and the like - Moore does an admirable job here of putting together some rather fascinating and compelling case studies.
This review of Where to Invade Next (2015) was written by Arseniy V on 13 Nov 2016.
Where to Invade Next has generally received positive reviews.
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