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"Putting something this personal on the pages of a newspaper does not come easy. We Midwesterners are instinctively private to begin with, and I’m not used to viewing this as anyone else’s business. But it’s clear to me that at a moment like this, being more open about it could do some good. For a local student struggling with her sexuality, it might be helpful for an openly gay mayor to send the message that her community will always have a place for her. And for a conservative resident from a different generation, whose unease with social change is partly rooted in the impression that he doesn’t know anyone gay, perhaps a familiar face can be a reminder that we’re all in this together as a community."
Delighted my library bought Pete Buttigieg's latest book early! It's well-written, detailed in its research, ultimately optimistic. I'll read anything he writes!
Delighted my library bought Pete Buttigieg's latest book early! It's well-written, detailed in its research, ultimately optimistic. I'll read anything he writes!
Pete Buttigieg discusses how a lack of trust is a huge reason we find ourselves in the political climate we are in now, and how reestablishing trust is the only way out.
I love Pete Buttigieg. I really enjoyed his first book. In his first book, I found him to be smart, well spoken, innovative, and willing to discuss mistakes he has made. It was funny to me that he identified trust as a necessary aspect of society because a while back, I read a book about Denmark and that was the conclusion about why they were so happy - high levels of trust in each other and their systems. I think if we had more politicians like Pete and if more people in our country demonstrated personal responsibility and that they don’t think only of themselves, I would be more willing to trust. But it feels aspirational right now. All in all this was a decent book, not as emotional as his first, but well written. He also narrates the audiobook and does a great job!
I love Pete Buttigieg. I really enjoyed his first book. In his first book, I found him to be smart, well spoken, innovative, and willing to discuss mistakes he has made. It was funny to me that he identified trust as a necessary aspect of society because a while back, I read a book about Denmark and that was the conclusion about why they were so happy - high levels of trust in each other and their systems. I think if we had more politicians like Pete and if more people in our country demonstrated personal responsibility and that they don’t think only of themselves, I would be more willing to trust. But it feels aspirational right now. All in all this was a decent book, not as emotional as his first, but well written. He also narrates the audiobook and does a great job!
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Great read if you need an additional little pick-me up after the election stress! What better way to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden than to pick up a book from a fellow Democrat presidential candidate that stood by his side?
Love Mayor Pete.
Love Mayor Pete.
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I wish people who needed to hear this would read it. I imagine that Buttigieg is preaching to the choir, mostly. Read it: it's quick and could really make a difference in the quality of life in the USA if enough people got on board.
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I only heard about this book a few weeks ago and I wasn’t sure if I was gonna read it, but when I found the audiobook narrated by Mayor Pete himself and realized it’s pretty short as well, I picked it up because I wasn’t really in the mood to read a new fantasy anyways.
This turned out to be a good one. As you can see from the title, it’s about trust, mistrust and misplaced trust and the consequences of it all. The information that the Mayor presents here isn’t something new or what we’ve unheard of, but seeing it all put together, with historical as well as contemporary contexts and his own personal anecdotes, it makes for a thought provoking read. In his well spoken words, he emphasizes the importance of having trust in facts, in science, in our fellow human beings - to have a successful and well functioning society. And how decades of being lied to, presented with endless amounts of sensational misinformation, politicization of important issues like climate change etc have all now come to head in an election year ravaged by the pandemic, where both the government’s incompetence and unscientific ideology driven inaction and a significant amount of the population’s mistrust in basic facts and misplaced trust in a lying authoritarian leader - have led to more than 200K+ deaths with no clear end in sight.
As I said above, this is nothing new. But in these very cynical times where it feels like every fight for equal rights and protections, just basic healthcare and some competence from the government is too much of an ask - it’s important to remember that we need trusted sources to move forward, and people who believe in the same inclusive and equitable future should trust each other, and fight together for the solutions. All in all, it’s a well written, engaging and incisive read and I would definitely recommend the audiobook.
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