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Liberating Liberals
The self-imposed task of Bill Branyon’s Liberating Liberals is all but impossible.... Illuminate, from every angle, everything mentally achieved so far...... and the shadows that those achievements cast. The only negative for this slim volume
is the insistent, ever present presentation of opposites and alternatives for our free-range! intellects. But yes, it is a worthy read, enjoyable and intellectually stimulating — and — honestly optimistic!
Jane White
Bill is a delightful speaker, well-read and erudite about history, philosophy, contemporary culture, and other topics – without ever being pompous. His humor leavens the seriousness of his subject matter and offers the audience a door into philosophical
realms where deep thought doesn’t demand a solemn spirit.
A. D. Reed, actor, publisher (Pisgah Press), director, writer, editor
Pitting Nietzsche against Jesus in terms of meaninglessness
and meaning, Branyon artfully clarifies religion/spirituality/ philosophy for the liberal freethinker. Contrasting Kurt Vonnegut and Groucho Marx, he gives the reader comic distance on today’s most painful problems. And juxtaposing the nonviolent morality of Gandhi with the violent, moral relativity of Machiavelli, he steers liberals towards the most effective political choices. And it’s all done with often hilarious, often breathtaking, concrete examples that leave the reader feeling that their freethinking universe has suddenly grown exponentially larger and telescopically more clear.
Dav Charlton
BILL, YOU HIT SO MANY NAILS ON THE HEAD IN THIS ELECTRIFYING BOOK, I FEEL LIKE A MILLED PIECE OF WALNUT!
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SANDY VERRILL