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Title: Understanding the F-Word : American Fascism and the Politics of Illusion by David L McGowan ISBN: 0-595-18640-8 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 21 June, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book
Comment: This is an excellent book. I read the whole thing in a day, because I couldn't stop.
The first section of the book deals with formal definitions of fascism and with characteristics of the US which meet those definitions. The second section is a series of sketches of US Presidents, chronologically, from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. A number of recurring pernicious themes are illustrated in wry style. The last section covers the nightmare worlds of racist pseudoscience, electroshock, mind-control, lab-created plagues, MK-ULTRA, etc.
It's a very straightforward book, written in a conversational rather than an academic style. "Pleasant" isn't the right word -the book contains a great deal of extremely unpleasant information, but the author's style is engaging and thought-provoking in a way that made me want to keep reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: US political system - the Sad, Sad facts
Comment: A Must Read! I discovered this book, when reading articles on the David McGowan's web site, The Center for an Informed America. Chapters 3, 7, 10, 28 and 29 from this book are available there as well as the author's regular newsletters offering alternative viewpoints on current events.
This book is not going to be popular, given the controversial title with many Americans. It is sure to draw criticism (or be ignored) by "the Right", the Republicans and Democrats alike. But within the pages, the author makes a compelling case that what we have in America today - looks, smells and feels an awful lot like fascism.
The release of the book couldn't possibly have been better timed, on the eve of the 9-11 attacks. When one considers that this book was actually written on the verge of the 2000 Presidential debacle, one gets the feeling that author David McGowan is somehow clairvoyant. Indeed, the post 9-11 flag-waving (bellicose nationalism), and the infinite "war on terrorism" (overt militarism), along with the USA Patriot and Homeland Security Acts (forcible suppression of opposition), fulfill a major part of the fascist definition, making this book even more apropos than it would otherwise have been.
Part of the book covers the history, in brief, of the last hundred years of U.S. Presidents, beginning with Teddy Roosevelt. This time capsule review reveals some major events and some largely suppressed "hidden events" detailing US imperialism that has been largely ignored in the history books. Presidential agendas are apparently neither Democratic nor Republican (though the Republican agenda would be a much closer approximation), but are simply "The Agenda". And apparently crooked politics, corruption and scandals have been much more prevalent than most people have been led to believe in carrying out this (corporate) agenda.
If you find yourself incredulous at the non-stop deluge of media drivel, this book will help explain why the media has become what it is, a propaganda arm of the government.
If the pre-emptive attack mentality of the current administration seems "a little" un-American to you, this book will offer some insight as to how and why things "are as they are" and perhaps offer a glimpse as to where it is we are heading.
As a bonus, the author has included some fascinating information on the human genome project, along with various other scientific experiments, including psychological warfare and the new and improved hybrid (seedless) crops and their potential use in future wars and (quite possibly) population control.
For further reading, I also recommend David C. Korten's "When Corporations Rule the World", Jim Marrs, "Rule by Secrecy", as well as David McGowan's, "Derailing Democracy". And of course who could do without George Orwell's, "1984" in times like these.
Rating: 2
Summary: Hysterical extrapolation
Comment: I am profoundly sympathetic to the main thesis of this book -- that the present American economic and political situation is marching towards a fascist system. However, this alleged 'writer' relies too much upon mere juxtaposition and unsubstantiated conjecture to label anyone and everyone whoever enjoyed power in the U.S. to be a "fascist." The book has much in the way of interesting information, but the conclusions come across as the colloquial ramblings of an undisciplined conspiracy theorist.
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Title: Derailing Democracy: The America the Media Don't Want You to See by David McGowan ISBN: 1567511848 Publisher: Common Courage Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America by Bertram Myron Gross ISBN: 0896081494 Publisher: South End Press Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq by Sheldon Rampton, John Stauber ISBN: 1585422762 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Immaculate Deception: The Bush Crime Family Exposed by Russell S. Bowen ISBN: 0922356807 Publisher: America West Pub Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: American Swastika/the Shocking Story of Nazi Collaborators in Our Midst from 1933 to the Present Day by Charles Higham ISBN: 0385178743 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: March, 1985 List Price(USD): $2.98 |
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