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keep_left

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8. I've been recommending several books to DUers that I've found helpful...

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:41 PM

Nov 19

...so I'll do it once again. Historian/writer Morris Berman has done yeoman's work of helping us understand how we got here. His "America Trilogy" is one of the few documents of American decline that is actually honest about the prognosis: we won't be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat at the last minute. The trilogy is: Twilight of American Culture (1999), Dark Ages America (2006), and Why America Failed (2011).

Two other books apropos to the times are Erich Fromm's Escape From Freedom (1941) and Eric Hoffer's The True Believer (1951). The latter was a favorite of President Eisenhower, who was known to give copies of the book to friends.

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Right On, Thank's Y'all! I Appreciate the Additional Update On How They're Rolling It Out... MayReasonRule Nov 20 #12

They know Americans didn't defend democracy or stay united. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #2

Never seen anything like it. I'm a Gen Xer... keep_left Nov 19 #3

I'm a boomer and I have never seen anything like it here in the US. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #5

I've been recommending several books to DUers that I've found helpful... keep_left Nov 19 #8

I have read the Fromm and Hoffer books. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #9

You probably want to hold off on the last two of the trilogy. keep_left Nov 19 #10

Perhaps we can preserve small parts of our democracy and value system. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #11

You And I Know That All Non-Fascists Must Resist The Fascists - That Is Each Of Us... MayReasonRule Nov 19 #4

We don't yet know the best way to resist. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #6

You're On Point... I Wholly Agree... Don't Be A Hero... Keep Your Head Low... Just Don't 'Comply' Ahead Of Time... MayReasonRule Nov 19 #7

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