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A review by richardbakare
Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America by Stacey Abrams
5.0
I wrote a blog article after the 2018 election cycle. The principal argument of it was that voting rights was the end game that all Democratic strategy and political moves should focus on. The motivation to write about this topic centered around the three round effort it took for me to vote in that election. Stacey Abrams was the main candidate I was hoping to cast a ballot for. My struggle to vote for her has only made me a more impassioned voter. Determined to buck the will of those who would rather see me sit at home during voting periods.
Stacey Abrams does a masterful job of explaining how the dangers of the voter suppression I and many others experience, lay the ground work for a slide towards mindless populism and authoritarianism. With well balanced style and language, she expertly explains the steel thread from voting rights all the way through to foreign policy outcomes. This book text reads like the Civics 101 book we should have all been given in middle school.
Stacey Abrams’ loss in the 2018 fight only fueled her determination to make sure that every voter is registered, given equal access to the ballot box, and that their respective votes are unambiguously counted. Her work with Fair Fight and writing this book serve as a chess master’s analytical breakdown of how those of us who want equitable voting rights can counter the strategies of those who have given up on engaging the broader electorate and focus on suppression as the key to power.
Stacey Abrams does a masterful job of explaining how the dangers of the voter suppression I and many others experience, lay the ground work for a slide towards mindless populism and authoritarianism. With well balanced style and language, she expertly explains the steel thread from voting rights all the way through to foreign policy outcomes. This book text reads like the Civics 101 book we should have all been given in middle school.
Stacey Abrams’ loss in the 2018 fight only fueled her determination to make sure that every voter is registered, given equal access to the ballot box, and that their respective votes are unambiguously counted. Her work with Fair Fight and writing this book serve as a chess master’s analytical breakdown of how those of us who want equitable voting rights can counter the strategies of those who have given up on engaging the broader electorate and focus on suppression as the key to power.