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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
"The MAGA doctrine is no mere return to nineteenth century racism or narrow-mindedness." At first I tried to think it away, "oh, the editor probably just didn't catch this wording. I know what he really means to say." However, my mind cannot stomach this sentence that is probably NO MERE poor choice of words. Our collective national memory should be telling us that returning to the past, even in a MERELY legal or economic sense, would require racism. As many laws and business survived because of racist ideas.
This book is an exercise in doublethink. When I truly try to understand the perspective of this book, I find my mind bending, twisting and snapping. Trump was the first president to support gay marriage? Trump is the president hinting at an end to US involvement in Afghanistan? Trump calls out the frauds? There are many moments in this book that challenge our collective memories as a nation with statements that are not always completely untrue...but are also not completely true.
This book calls out contradictions in many political players and parties without recognizing any of their own. One example: The left guilt trips the country about political correctness. Meanwhile, on the back of this book we have Donald Trump Jr. using the term snowflake for people who don't agree. If that is not guilt-tripping then what is? Calling out discriminatory ideas is not guilt-tripping. If you feel guilty after someone points out one of your discriminatory ideas, try saying thank you. Second example, the left villify Trump for political points. Has Trump not villified Immigrants, Mexico, and socialism for political points? Also, if you think our leftist politicians are socialist...well, damn.
I do not bring these points up MERELY to disagree with the author but to point out the communication games that ALL politicians, and sometimes, historians play.
After reading, I do not feel like I understand Trump any better, but I do feel like I understand his followers a bit more.
This book is an exercise in doublethink. When I truly try to understand the perspective of this book, I find my mind bending, twisting and snapping. Trump was the first president to support gay marriage? Trump is the president hinting at an end to US involvement in Afghanistan? Trump calls out the frauds? There are many moments in this book that challenge our collective memories as a nation with statements that are not always completely untrue...but are also not completely true.
This book calls out contradictions in many political players and parties without recognizing any of their own. One example: The left guilt trips the country about political correctness. Meanwhile, on the back of this book we have Donald Trump Jr. using the term snowflake for people who don't agree. If that is not guilt-tripping then what is? Calling out discriminatory ideas is not guilt-tripping. If you feel guilty after someone points out one of your discriminatory ideas, try saying thank you. Second example, the left villify Trump for political points. Has Trump not villified Immigrants, Mexico, and socialism for political points? Also, if you think our leftist politicians are socialist...well, damn.
I do not bring these points up MERELY to disagree with the author but to point out the communication games that ALL politicians, and sometimes, historians play.
After reading, I do not feel like I understand Trump any better, but I do feel like I understand his followers a bit more.