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America's Slide Toward Authoritarian Rule
America’s political system is in complete disarray. People no longer trust the U.S. government to do what is right and the reasons go far beyond incompetence. There are certain individuals who prefer things this way, at least for now, because their ultimate goal is to sow enough doubt so that the public will give in and elect a small, but wealthy group of people to control the government. The crisis such a way of thinking has led to is examined in this book, The Hidden History of American Oligarchy.Oligarchies can come in many forms, but the one thing that all have in common is that they emphasize political rule by a selected elite. It could be a monarchy, a theocracy, or rule by a small group of wealthy individuals. In the United States, our oligarchy threat is from the wealthy and this book explains how we have gradually moved in this direction over the past several decades through a series of anti- democratic court decisions and other factors.Reading this book, one might think that the threat of oligarchy is overblown, but one doesn’t have to look too far to see how we have gradually moved in this direction. The steps toward oligarchy are seen and felt all around us in the United States. One step is to attack the free press. Another is the use of nationalism to rally people to your side and paint others as unpatriotic. Yet another step is to pack the court with justices who favor authoritarian policies. These steps have accelerated over the past five years, but we have been moving in this direction for a long time.Much of what I read in this book I have heard before, but there were several surprises. One is the use of Restitution Centers in some states, which are much like debtor’s prisons. I had no idea that something like this existed in the United States. Another surprise was the attack on higher education by those who want to reserve higher education for the elite and dumb the rest of us down. One of the facts quoted in this book was the explosion of student loan debt per person between the late 1970’s and today. The difference is jaw- dropping, to say the least.Will the United States succumb to oligarchy and elitist rule? Well, we have successfully fought threats like this in the past, so there is hope that we can do the same today. The Hidden History of American Oligarchy is a useful book for familiarizing yourself with the concept of oligarchy and its threat to America. It’s a brief book that doesn’t cover as much as I would like it to cover, but it does serve as a good starting point to better understand this threat and why it matters for the future of democracy.
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Oligarchies can come in many forms, but the one thing that all have in common is that they emphasize political rule by a selected elite. It could be a monarchy, a theocracy, or rule by a small group of wealthy individuals. In the United States, our oligarchy threat is from the wealthy and this book explains how we have gradually moved in this direction over the past several decades through a series of anti- democratic court decisions and other factors.
Reading this book, one might think that the threat of oligarchy is overblown, but one doesn’t have to look too far to see how we have gradually moved in this direction. The steps toward oligarchy are seen and felt all around us in the United States. One step is to attack the free press. Another is the use of nationalism to rally people to your side and paint others as unpatriotic. Yet another step is to pack the court with justices who favor authoritarian policies. These steps have accelerated over the past five years, but we have been moving in this direction for a long time.
Much of what I read in this book I have heard before, but there were several surprises. One is the use of Restitution Centers in some states, which are much like debtor’s prisons. I had no idea that something like this existed in the United States. Another surprise was the attack on higher education by those who want to reserve higher education for the elite and dumb the rest of us down. One of the facts quoted in this book was the explosion of student loan debt per person between the late 1970’s and today. The difference is jaw- dropping, to say the least.
Will the United States succumb to oligarchy and elitist rule? Well, we have successfully fought threats like this in the past, so there is hope that we can do the same today. The Hidden History of American Oligarchy is a useful book for familiarizing yourself with the concept of oligarchy and its threat to America. It’s a brief book that doesn’t cover as much as I would like it to cover, but it does serve as a good starting point to better understand this threat and why it matters for the future of democracy.
America's Slide Toward Authoritarian Rule
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
America’s political system is in complete disarray. People no longer trust the U.S. government to do what is right and the reasons go far beyond incompetence. There are certain individuals who prefer things this way, at least for now, because their ultimate goal is to sow enough doubt so that the public will give in and elect a small, but wealthy group of people to control the government. The crisis such a way of thinking has led to is examined in this book, The Hidden History of American Oligarchy.Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
Oligarchies can come in many forms, but the one thing that all have in common is that they emphasize political rule by a selected elite. It could be a monarchy, a theocracy, or rule by a small group of wealthy individuals. In the United States, our oligarchy threat is from the wealthy and this book explains how we have gradually moved in this direction over the past several decades through a series of anti- democratic court decisions and other factors.
Reading this book, one might think that the threat of oligarchy is overblown, but one doesn’t have to look too far to see how we have gradually moved in this direction. The steps toward oligarchy are seen and felt all around us in the United States. One step is to attack the free press. Another is the use of nationalism to rally people to your side and paint others as unpatriotic. Yet another step is to pack the court with justices who favor authoritarian policies. These steps have accelerated over the past five years, but we have been moving in this direction for a long time.
Much of what I read in this book I have heard before, but there were several surprises. One is the use of Restitution Centers in some states, which are much like debtor’s prisons. I had no idea that something like this existed in the United States. Another surprise was the attack on higher education by those who want to reserve higher education for the elite and dumb the rest of us down. One of the facts quoted in this book was the explosion of student loan debt per person between the late 1970’s and today. The difference is jaw- dropping, to say the least.
Will the United States succumb to oligarchy and elitist rule? Well, we have successfully fought threats like this in the past, so there is hope that we can do the same today. The Hidden History of American Oligarchy is a useful book for familiarizing yourself with the concept of oligarchy and its threat to America. It’s a brief book that doesn’t cover as much as I would like it to cover, but it does serve as a good starting point to better understand this threat and why it matters for the future of democracy.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2021
Easy to understand the history of Weath & Corp. control of our --from Oligarchy to possible Tyranny.
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