Speechless by Michael Knowles Summary
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In "Speechless," Michael Knowles exposes how language manipulation drives America's culture wars. This #1 bestseller reveals a shocking truth: minorities reject political correctness at higher rates than whites. Why are the very people "protected" by speech control its biggest critics?
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The Silent Revolution: How Political Correctness Conquered America
Imagine a world where saying "men are not women" could get you physically assaulted on a university campus. Where scientific definitions change overnight to support political narratives. This isn't dystopian fiction - it's America under political correctness. Michael Knowles' "Speechless" explores how language manipulation serves as the primary battlefield in our culture war. What makes this exploration particularly compelling is that Knowles doesn't just criticize the Left - he takes his own conservative movement to task for fundamentally misunderstanding what they're fighting against. The book gained significant traction during the 2020 pandemic when many Americans began questioning why certain gatherings were deemed "dangerous" while others were celebrated as "essential" despite identical viral transmission risks. At its core, this is a story about who controls language and therefore reality itself.
The Manipulation of Language and Meaning
The Long March Through Our Institutions
The Paradox of Tolerance and Political Life
Campus Culture and Fabricated Crises
The Conservative Misunderstanding
Reclaiming Cultural Standards
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