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The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future
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bookshelves: nonfic, politics, audio
Jul 04, 2022
bookshelves: nonfic, politics, audio
Read 2 times. Last read July 4, 2022 to July 5, 2022.
Seems appropriate to be writing this review on one of the worst Independence Days in recent memory…
What a horrifying book. Though titled The Next Civil War, it’s not exactly about civil war but rather about the inevitable fall of America. Multiple dispatch scenarios are laid out, thoroughly researched and written in a readable novelistic style, detailing plausible ways the country is about to implode.
Probably alarmist, and also probably accurate. The author being Canadian, it is written with the outsider’s point of view which makes it quite objective. Politically speaking, there is more blame to go around for the right-wing’s current tendencies towards violence and incoherent misinformation now tearing apart the nation’s social fabric. Some reviewers don’t like his taking sides, but the facts are facts.
Major causes include income inequality and climate change, and there seem to be no solutions. Irreconcilable partisan lines, racial animus, and illegetimate outdated electoral systems. Violent outbreaks will be one thing, but the coming economic collapse exacerbating everything else is going truly upend the relatively stable upward mobility we've enjoyed in the last century.
Oh well. Nothing lasts forever and it was fun for a while. Of course, nobody can truly know the future for sure. But we should be honest about what a deep hole we are, in if there’s any hope to get out of this growing mess. Unfortunately, such honesty does not seem to be in the cards at this time.
What a horrifying book. Though titled The Next Civil War, it’s not exactly about civil war but rather about the inevitable fall of America. Multiple dispatch scenarios are laid out, thoroughly researched and written in a readable novelistic style, detailing plausible ways the country is about to implode.
Probably alarmist, and also probably accurate. The author being Canadian, it is written with the outsider’s point of view which makes it quite objective. Politically speaking, there is more blame to go around for the right-wing’s current tendencies towards violence and incoherent misinformation now tearing apart the nation’s social fabric. Some reviewers don’t like his taking sides, but the facts are facts.
Major causes include income inequality and climate change, and there seem to be no solutions. Irreconcilable partisan lines, racial animus, and illegetimate outdated electoral systems. Violent outbreaks will be one thing, but the coming economic collapse exacerbating everything else is going truly upend the relatively stable upward mobility we've enjoyed in the last century.
Oh well. Nothing lasts forever and it was fun for a while. Of course, nobody can truly know the future for sure. But we should be honest about what a deep hole we are, in if there’s any hope to get out of this growing mess. Unfortunately, such honesty does not seem to be in the cards at this time.
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Jul 05, 2022 11:23AM
It’s very sad to hear about your Independence Day and this book sounds honest and chilling. Thanks for your review, Ray.
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David wrote: "It’s very sad to hear about your Independence Day and this book sounds honest and chilling. Thanks for your review, Ray."You're welcome. I'm trying not to be sad, just shrug my shoulders and it is what it is
