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American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People by Jared Yates Sexton
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challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
The thesis of this book is that America has always been a capitalist, white supremacist country fueled by partisan media and the only way forward is to reckon with it, learn from it, and to stop putting our political figures on pedestals. And I absolutely agree. The author breaks down our sordid history by presidential figures and historical eras, covering some things I knew and some things that were unbeknownst to me (namely the turn of the Democratic party to centricity and neo-libreralism around the time of Clinton). If you're trying to understand our current hellscape, I recommend this wholeheartedly
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and War
Moderate: Hate crime, Torture, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, and Abortion
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