Summary of Thomas Sowell's The Vision Of The Anointed

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The prevailing social vision of our time is the intellectual and political elite’s view of society. It is not that these views are particularly evil or erroneous, but rather that they are taken for granted by so many people that their assumptions and corollaries are rarely challenged.

#2 The prevailing vision of our time is that of a special state of grace for those who believe in it. Those who disagree are not seen as being just in error, but in sin.

#3 The differences between the two visions are not just personal, but reflect a difference in moral philosophy as well. The left sees itself as morally superior to the right, and uses compassion as a weapon against its opponents.

#4 The prevailing vision of our time is the exaltation of the anointed above others. It has permeated academia and the media, and has made major inroads into the religious community.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669351801

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Insights on Thomas Sowell's The Vision of the Anointed

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The prevailing social vision of our time is the intellectual and political elite’s view of society. It is not that these views are particularly evil or erroneous, but rather that they are taken for granted by so many people that their assumptions and corollaries are rarely challenged.

#2

The prevailing vision of our time is that of a special state of grace for those who believe in it. Those who disagree are not seen as being just in error, but in sin.

#3

The differences between the two visions are not just personal, but reflect a difference in moral philosophy as well. The left sees itself as morally superior to the right, and uses compassion as a weapon against its opponents.

#4

The prevailing vision of our time is the exaltation of the anointed above others. It has permeated academia and the media, and has made major inroads into the religious community.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The prevailing vision of our time, the vision of the anointed, has shown an extraordinary ability to defy evidence. It is the task of critical thinkers to expose the flaws in such a vision, and bring it back into line with the facts.

#2

A very distinct pattern has emerged when policies favored by the anointed have failed. It typically involves four stages: the crisis, the solution, the results, and the response.

#3

governmental programs to help the poor go back further than President Johnson’s war on poverty. President Kennedy stated the purpose of these programs to be to help our less fortunate citizens help themselves, and he expected the programs to reduce dependency over time.

#4

The war on poverty was based on the belief that social programs would reduce urban violence. But critics argued that these programs would only increase dependency, and would lead to more rioting and violence in the future.

#5

However, the war on poverty programs did not help reduce government dependency, but rather increased it. The percentage of people dependent on the federal government to keep them above the poverty line increased.

#6

The war on poverty, which was meant to reduce dependency, actually increased it. Thus, no acknowledgment of failure was made. Instead, the goal was