Books in Review: Lions and Scavengers

​When I heard that Ben Shapiro was going to be releasing another book, I was excited. While I hadn’t read any of his previous books, I have appreciated many of his insights and perspectives that he has shared through his podcast and speeches. Once I finally got to listen to the audiobook, I enjoyed it from start to finish. His style of writing is very engaging but also relatable. While this is my first time in the history of this blog reviewing a book that is technically not a Christian book, I do believe that this book has a lot of value for Christians, and is definitely written in support of the Judeo-Christian values that helped form western civilization. These concepts have helped me strengthen my desire to be a lion and a weaver in my own community. I think they will for you too, if you are willing to take this journey ~ Bethel

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​In his book Lions and Scavengers, Ben Shapiro explains many of the problems within our political and cultural landscape using the relevant metaphor of lions and scavengers. Lions are those who desire to build up their society through hard work, innovation, and strengthening moral values. Scavengers are those who seek to tear it down because they want to claim the privileges to what they have not earned. Much of the scavenger mentality stems from a dangerous idea that all inequality of outcome in our world must come to systematic oppression and that overthrowing the system is the only solution. But Shapiro explains that what causes these inequalities is differences in talent and work ethics, and that societies where many lions have been able to use these differences to build and innovate that have been the backbone of Western civilization, and that any system that attempts to undermine this in the name of equality is also undermining the values that gave them the freedoms and privileges they have now. Unchecked, a society overrun by scavengers in this way will be led to ruin. It’s only in a society where lions are allowed to protect what has been built that will be able to thrive and live up to its greatest potential.

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While this book was specially written about social and political issues in America, I think these concepts have application to any society in the world and should impact the way we look at past societies throughout history. The way that Shapiro has explained the social and cultural landscape of our time is very enlightening to anyone who wants to help strengthen our country and culture for a better future. While I disagree with him theologically (since he is a Jew and I am a Christian), I am grateful for his insights regarding how Judeo-Christian values have shaped Western civilization and how those values are worth defending. The metaphor of lions and scavengers brings much clarity to our struggles between these groups so that hopefully the lions can learn how to continue to shape our society for the better while also standing up for the truth in love as we can help transform many scavengers into the lions that will help us along the way.
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This book is engaging, easy to read, and insightful on an important topic. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to build up our society to make it better. Get your copy today.

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Teen Rating. If your teens are engaged in political issues, I think that they would get a lot out of this book.

Personal Rating. This is a book I very much enjoyed listening to. Hope to read more of Ben’s books in the future.

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