New children’s book ‘The ABCs of Morality’ aims to counter ‘progressive literature craze’
By: Ryan Foley Christian Post Reporter
What a timely development. A great addition to our culture to counteract the counterfeit of secular progressive humanism. Thank God that good news and positive morals and values can still penetrate the darkness of our evil world.
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A new children’s book designed to counter the increasing prevalence of progressive children’s literature has become Amazon’s No.1 new release in early childhood education.
The ABC’s of Morality , authored by Canadian political commentator, documentary filmmaker and YouTube personality Lauren Southern and illustrated by George Alexopoulos, was published Wednesday. Southern announced on Thursday that less than one day after its publication, the book had reached “the top 20 in US new releases … and # 1 in children’s values new releases.”
Southern’s Facebook post included a screenshot of her book, which was listed at No. 1 on Amazon’s list of “Movers & Shakers in Books.” She remarked that her book’s popularity on Amazon was “movin and shakin up this progressive literature craze.”
A description of the book on its back cover says: “While society has progressed, it seems we’ve left behind the basic building blocks of our civilization – our morals. We know how to cure disease, Tik Tok, Zoom and even how to fly to the moon, but do we know how to be humble? Do we know how to think for ourselves? The ABC’s of Morality is a fun, wholesome primer on basic concepts of politics and soul that are too often forgotten in our confusing modern world. This book is written and illustrated for readers of all ages to enjoy!”
Southern shared some of the lessons of her book on her Twitter page Thursday. “The ABC’s of Morality was created to combat the woke takeover of children’s literature with wholesomeness instead,” she said. “It’s okay to be masculine! Bravery is good! Don’t fall for the trap of group think. Pursue virtue & wisdom!”
In a separate tweet , Southern expressed a desire to make it on the Amazon Book Review’s list of the Best Children’s Books of 2021. A picture of some of the Amazon Book Review’s best children’s books of 2020, which included a children’s book called Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi, accompanied the tweet. She described her book as an effort to “turn this clown world train around.”
Additionally, Southern posted excerpts of the book in responses to other people’s tweets. One of the ABC’s of Morality lessons declares that “F is for Femininity.” Another page in her book proclaims that “V is for Virtue,” defining the word as “the choice to be good in the choices you make.”
The page of the book dedicated to virtue lists “being brave, being generous, (and) standing for justice” as well as “charisma and friendliness,” “moderation, patience, and humility,” “liberality, humor, and honesty,” and modesty and ambition all as virtues that should “be loved and acclaimed.” When announcing that “G is for Groupthink,” Southern encouraged the reader to “think for yourself.”
The section on “T is for Tyranny” explains the concept of tyranny as “when folks with power get nasty,” adding, “Tyrants promise the world but you hold the bill, which is why you should not bend to a tyrant’s will.” When a critic of Southern suggested that in her book “H is for hating minorities because empathy is for Libtards,” she remarked that her book actually teaches that “H is for Humility.”
In a Nov. 17 YouTube video titled “If You Don’t Raise Your Kids, Someone Else Will,” Southern warned that “There is this idea going around that parents should just stand back and not have any input in their children’s thoughts, ideologies and the way that they see the world. Otherwise, you’re indoctrinating your kids and forcing your view on them.” She characterized that notion as “absurd.”
Throughout the video, Southern promoted her previous children’s book called Henry the Sheepdog & the Wolf of Mossville. She also highlighted some examples of progressive literature including the books A is For Activist and Woke Baby when detailing the widespread effort to “sell your kids some sort of idea” and “bring your child into their cult (and) into their ideology.”
Prior to taking a break from the public eye to get married and have a child, Southern developed a reputation as a critic of progressive ideology that contends gender is a social construct and that there is a wide spectrum of genders beyond male and female. In 2016, Southern legally changed her gender to male in a YouTube video demonstrating the ease in which one can have their gender changed in Canada. Earlier that year, she had urine thrown on her after declaring that “there’s only two genders … female and male.”
You should dump the video, Southern is dumber than fungus as is her b.s. about Canadian schools.
Indeed!
You can be certain that the irony is not appreciated. See for example Comment 2.1.
Clearly, see @3.2
Of course, many, if not most, comments from that particular seeder betray an astonishing lack of awareness.
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I agree.
Another "I know you are but what am I" Pee Wee Herman response.
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lol he doesn’t even know what the words used in that comment even mean. He is just busting out “I know you are but what am I” because the void where a brain should be has nothing else.
"C" is for "Cornhusker4Southern".
The stupid stench reeks no matter where that douche goes.
“While society has progressed, it seems we’ve left behind the basic building blocks of our civilization – our morals."
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I don't know anything about the person doing this and of course it quite possibly is bias, (what isn't today?)
But I agree that young people should be taught the basic principals of decency, truth, compassion, empathy, honesty, respect.......
Because sadly so many adults of today don't seem to be much of any of that now for the youth to learn those qualities from.
Sad that kids need to be taught morals from a book But, understandable considering America has so much dysfunction at this time.
What we have been teaching our youth is that constantly fighting among ourselves is the way to get ahead and to bet what You want. Morals and decency and truth doesn't really matter what is important is power and money.
Some of the kids today will spend their lifes fixing our fuck ups.
Thankfully many of todays youth seem to see past what we have become and their ambitions are different.
Like I learned form my alcoholic family to NOT BE what you see so it seem many of them are as well watching and learning what not to be.
The youth are starting to grow older and unite themselves to take on the crab they see that we the "adults" are leaving them to deal with. Like the national debt, immigration, racism, the environment and poverty..
They are gonna need morals, honesty, truth and cooperation.
I wish them well.