From Freedom to Slavery: The Rebirth of Tyranny in America - Hardcover

Spence, Gerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312094671 ISBN 13: 9780312094676

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1993

Synopsis

From Freedom to Slavery is the chilling prophecy of one of America's most original and fearless defenders of freedom, a book written with the passion of Thomas Paine. Brittle and profoundly disturbing, From Freedom to Slavery is destined to become a classic for the eloquent case that it makes: that we have delivered our freedoms to a new master, the corporate and governmental conglomerate, which Gerry Spence calls "the New King. "
Spence, whose many trials include the Karen Silkwood case, has developed over the years a legendary rhetorical style that summons up the spirit of Clarence Darrow. Here, in this radical departure from his four previous, court-related books, he presents a most vivid and compelling premise: that in America, we have achieved the Orwellian prediction - enslaved, the people have been programmed to love their bondage and are left to clutch only miragelike images of freedom, its fables and fictions.
The new slaves are linked together by vast electronic chains of television that imprison not their bodies but their minds. Their desires are programmed, their tastes manipulated, their values set for them. Whereas the black slave was chained to a living master, the new slave has become a digit, a mere item of production that expended by an invisible master without heart or soul.
From Freedom to Slavery is a powerful and penetrating call to awaken from an insidious and enshrouding bondage that threatens the survival of American society. It is a plaintive and eloquent cry from a Westerner who mourns what America has lost in its reckless adoption of a free-spending, high-tech lifestyle, and a plea from one of America's most profound thinkers that we finally begin the painful task of examining ourselves. With Thoreau-like purity, Spence argues that such an awakening is the first step to freedom, for unless we understand our enslavement, we cannot reject it; unless we become aware of our imprisonment, we cannot free ourselves. From Freedom to Slavery is such a vital and clarion call.

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"One of America's true originals." --Dan Rather
"The Wyoming eagle writes about power and justice again-this time, in a fluid and lyrical style. He does not make you think. Better, he make you want to think." --Ralph Nader
"One of America's true originals." --Dan Rather

"The Wyoming eagle writes about power and justice again-this time, in a fluid and lyrical style. He does not make you think. Better, he make you want to think." --Ralph Nader

One of America's true originals. "Dan Rather"

The Wyoming eagle writes about power and justice again-this time, in a fluid and lyrical style. He does not make you think. Better, he make you want to think. "Ralph Nader""

"One of America's true originals." --Dan Rather

"The Wyoming eagle writes about power and justice again-this time, in a fluid and lyrical style. He does not make you think. Better, he make you want to think." --Ralph Nader

From the Back Cover

Never afraid to take on tough cases or tackle difficult issues, here in From Freedom to Slavery Gerry Spence comes at us uncensored, with his passions on fire. In this underground bestseller, which has come to define Spence's political philosophy, he speaks out against the destructive forces in America today - forces of government and corporate tyranny that are robbing us of our freedom - and he warns us that time is running out. In a dramatic new chapter, presented for the first time in a trade paperback edition, Spence recounts in astonishing detail the government shoot-out at Ruby Ridge and the resulting trial of separatist Randy Weaver, revealing the important lessons we must learn from this tragic case. Finally, Spence makes the eloquent case that we, as Americans, have delivered our freedoms to new masters: corporate and governmental conglomerates, our biased court system, and the censored media. From Freedom to Slavery is an urgent work that urges us to resist this tyranny, a book that must be read and discussed by all concerned citizens of our troubled land.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312094671
• ISBN 13: 9780312094676
• Binding: Hardcover