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franklc29 's review for:
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa has lived an absolutely fascinating life and, as an autobiography, this book is fantastic because she does a fantastic job of expressing all of the unique events and circumstances that have led to where she currently is. As a book about how to stand up to and potentially end fascism? Well . . . this book leaves a fair bit to be desired. The author does occasionally make reference to the fact that capitalism is slightly to blame, or that progressive rights are on the chopping block but there is also a fervent belief throughout this book that our democratic institutions are good and worthy of protection. Are they? The US constitution is a deeply flawed document and the US government is a corrupt police state that is enslaved to the whims of late-stage capitalism. The Philippines was a US colony that was wildly brutalized by the US military and was set up with a constitution based off of the US document. Is it good to have faith in these "democratic" institutions? It seems naïve but maybe I'm just pessimistic and jaded.