This audiobook narrated by Joana Garcia reveals how race shapes expectations about whose losses matter
In democracies, citizens must accept loss; we can't always be on the winning side. But in the United States, the fundamental civic capacity of being able to lose is not distributed equally. Propped up by white supremacy, whites (as a group) are accustomed to winning; they have generally been able to exercise political rule without having to accept sharing it. Black citizens, on the other hand, are expected to be political heroes whose civic suffering enables progress toward racial justice. In this book, Juliet Hooker, a leading thinker on democracy and race, argues that the two most important forces driving racial politics in the United States today are Black grief and white grievance. Black grief is exemplified by current protests against police violence-the latest in a tradition of violent death and subsequent public mourning spurring Black political mobilization. The potent politics of white grievance, meanwhile, which is also not new, imagines the U.S. as a white country under siege.
Drawing on African American political thought, Hooker examines key moments in U.S. racial politics that illuminate the problem of loss in democracy. She connects today's Black Lives Matter protests to the use of lynching photographs to arouse public outrage over post-Reconstruction era racial terror, and she discusses Emmett Till's funeral as a catalyst for the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. She also traces the political weaponization of white victimhood during the Obama and Trump presidencies. Calling for an expansion of Black and white political imaginations, Hooker argues that both must learn to sit with loss, for different reasons and to different ends.
An engaging look at how American politics and media reinforce partisan identity and threaten democracy.
Why are so many of us wrong about so much? From COVID-19 to climate change to the results of elections, millions of Americans believe things that are simply not true-and act based on these misperceptions. In Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation, expert in media and politics Dannagal Goldthwaite Young offers a comprehensive model that illustrates how political leaders and media organizations capitalize on our social and cultural identities to separate, enrage, and-ultimately-mobilize us. Through a process of identity distillation encouraged by public officials, journalists, political and social media, Americans' political identities-how we think of ourselves as members of our political team-drive our belief in and demand for misinformation. It turns out that if being wrong allows us to comprehend the world, have control over it, or connect with our community, all in ways that serve our political team, then we don't want to be right.
By understanding the dynamics that encourage identity distillation, Wrong explains how to reverse this dangerous trend and strengthen American democracy in the process.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The New York Times bestselling author of the "must-read" (Sean Hannity) Breaking the News and editor-in-chief of Breitbart News Network returns with this timely and eye-opening deep dive investigation into the 46th president.
Over his 50-year career in Washington, Joe Biden has become known for his wild dishonesty, embarrassing policy failings, and an absolute lack of accountability, culminating in his predictably unpopular presidency. But what has not yet been revealed is the vast web of consultants, bureaucrats, corporate titans, foreign interests, and various extended family members (it's not just Hunter!) who have achieved unfathomable wealth and power while keeping Biden in charge.
Now, Alex Marlow reports the findings of a shocking, in-depth investigation into the individuals and entities behind the devastating decisions that have empowered the global elite at the expense of the American public. With his signature "prescient" (Tucker Carlson) writing, Marlow unearths new details such as:
EXPOSED: The secret cadre of consultants running Joe Biden's Washington.
EXPLAINED: How Joe Biden sold America's intellectual property to communist China.
UNCOVERED: The unreported and audacious reason the underwhelming, under-qualified, and unpopular Kamala Harris was chosen to be vice president.
REVEALED: All the ways the Bidens' bag cash off of the family name.
Senator Rand Paul was on to Anthony Fauci from the start. Wielding previously unimaginable power, Fauci misled the country about the origins of the Covid pandemic and shut down scientific dissent.
One of the few leaders who dared to challenge "America's Doctor" was Senator Rand Paul, himself a physician. Deception is his indictment of the catastrophic failures of the public health bureaucracy during the pandemic.
Senator Paul presents the evidence that:
- The Covid virus was likely the product of gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab in China-research funded in part by the U.S. government.
- Taxpayer dollars for that research were deceptively funneled to Wuhan without the required regulatory review.
- Fauci and his scientific yes-men knew from day one about Covid's origin and tried to cover it up.
- Fauci and his allies ruthlessly attacked everyone-including highly qualified scientists-who threatened to reveal the truth about the pandemic.
Why? Hundreds of millions of dollars of grants and unreported royalties were at stake, and heads would roll if the truth got out.
It almost worked. At Fauci's insistence, the government imposed needlessly extreme lockdowns on Americans at the cost of immense personal and economic destruction.
Covid-19 was deadly, but the real killer was the coverup, led by America's most durable medical bureaucrat-a man for whom the truth was too often expendable.
Senator Paul makes a powerful case that funding dangerous bioengineering in a totalitarian country is madness. If we don't heed this warning, the next pandemic could be far worse.
When Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992, he ended twelve years of Republican rule and seemed poised to enact a progressive transformation of the US economy, touching everything from health care to trade to labor relations. Yet by the time he left office, the nation's economic and social policies had instead lurched dramatically rightward, exacerbating the inequalities so troubling in our own time.
Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein show how the administration's progressive reformers were stymied by a new world of global capitalism that heightened Wall Street influence, undermined domestic manufacturing, and eviscerated the labor movement. Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, and Al Gore proved champions of this financialized world. Meanwhile, Clinton divided his own party when he relied on Republican votes to overhaul welfare, liberalize trade, and deregulate the banking and telecommunications industries. Even the economic boom Clinton ushered in ended with a series of exploding asset bubbles that his neoliberal economic advisors neither foresaw nor prevented.
A Fabulous Failure explains why and how the Clinton presidency's progressive statecraft floundered in a world where the labor movement was weak, civil rights forces quiescent, and corporate America ever more powerful.
Demokratie und Rechtsstaat sind bedroht: durch Autokraten wie Putin von außen, die fürchten, auch für sie könnte das Streben der Bevölkerung nach politischer Selbstbestimmung gefährlich werden; durch Autokraten im Inneren, die auf einer Welle populistischer Erregung ins Amt kommen und den Rechtsstaat aushöhlen; durch eine lethargische und politisch gleichgültige Bürgerschaft, die zwar seit längerem in einer Demokratie angelangt ist, sich nun aber an dieser langweilt und nicht mehr engagiert. Die Welle der Demokratisierung, die 1989 losgebrochen ist, ist verebbt. Inzwischen gibt es weltweit wieder mehr autokratische Regime als Demokratien.
Wohin steuern wir, und können wir die Zukunft der Demokratie lenken? Erhellend wie präzise analysiert Herfried Münkler die Bedrohungen der Demokratie, um daraus Reformvorschläge und Lösungsstrategien für ihre Zukunft zu entwickeln.
Max Grund, ein Bürger wie du und ich, fühlt sich nicht mehr wohl im eigenen Land. Vernünftige Diskussionen, vor allem der politische Diskurs, sind in Deutschland unmöglich geworden. Zu oft werden die Menschen belehrt, was sie denken und wie sie leben sollen.
Die Leute sind vorsichtig geworden. Ein falsches Wort könnte ihrer Reputation schaden. Für Max Grund als Unternehmer sind es schwere Zeiten. Er macht sich viele Gedanken und sucht vergeblich die geeignete Bühne, auf der er Gesellschaftskritik fair anbringen kann.
Im Alltag lehnt sich Max auf gegen eine politische und mediale Belehrung. Seine Offenheit in den Argumenten bringt ihn mehr und mehr in Bedrängnis. Am Ende zahlt er einen hohen Preis: seine Freiheit.
EIN VORWORT DES AUTORS:
Ein großer Teil der Menschen zieht sich ins Private zurück. Man schottet sich ab vom politischen Agieren unserer Regierungen und Parlamente. Vielfach setzt man sich mit den gesellschaftspolitischen Berichterstattungen der Medien nur noch wenig auseinander.
'Die machen doch eh, was sie wollen.'
'Man weiß nicht mehr, wen man wählen soll.'
'Die da oben ruinieren unseren Staat. Ich war ein Leben lang fleißig. Jetzt geht unser Wohlstand den Bach runter.'
Dieser Roman schaut Menschen auf den Mund. Er gibt ihnen im Protagonisten Max Grund eine Stimme. Ihre Argumente und Erfahrungen werden greifbar. Es ist eine Auseinandersetzung mit Erwartungen und Hoffnungen, mit Sorgen und Befürchtungen, die Menschen in Deutschland haben.
Es stellt sich die Frage, warum viele Wählerinnen und Wähler sich bei den sogenannten etablierten Parteien nicht mehr aufgehoben fühlen. Es fragt sich auch, weshalb das Vertrauen in die Medien brüchig geworden ist.
Dieser Roman liefert Antworten. Er zeigt den Konflikt auf, mit dem sich Menschen in Deutschland beschäftigen müssen, wenn es um die Frage 'welche Partei wähle ich' geht.
Dieses Buch will ein höflicher, kritischer Impuls sein. Eine Möglichkeit, einander zuzuhören. Ein Anlass, um ins Gespräch zu kommen. - Dieser Roman will einen Beitrag zur Stärkung unserer Demokratie leisten und scheut sich dabei nicht vor umstrittenen Themen.
Das Buch macht Mut zum konstruktiven Diskurs.
DER AUTOR:
Ralf M. Ruthardt war über 25 Jahre als Unternehmer, Vorstand und Geschäftsführer tätig. Er hat sich mit der Soziologie der Arbeit beschäftigt. Sein Schwerpunkt war die Automatisierung von Geschäftsprozessen; auch basierend auf künstlicher Intelligenz. Außerdem ist der Autor seit vielen Jahren ehrenamtlich engagiert. 'Das laute Schweigen des Max Grund' ist sein erster Roman.
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In the 1930's an entire nation was brainwashed. It was manipulated by masters of propaganda and the arcane arts. The result was the deaths of millions of people. The world was changed in just a few short years.
The men behind this massive scheme were members of the most evil and vile of political parties ever to have existed. We know them as the Nazis.
Their purpose was to bring about the rise of a so-called Aryan race. A race that would rule the world for a thousand years. This would be the third reich.
In-order to see the fulfilment of their grand scheme they needed to eradicate certain races from the globe and subjugate others. In-order to achieve this, they needed millions of people to believe and follow them and only them. And so they created a messiah, a God on Earth. His name was Adolf Hitler and he would become the master of manipulating the hearts and souls of man.
From mass hypnosis to blatant propaganda, from control of the media to eradicating the opposition. All methods were employed.
This is the story of how that incredible goal was actually brought to fruition and the methods used to control the minds of men. This is the story of Nazi Propaganda.
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Adolf Hitler changed the world. He was a messiah to his people and the anti-Christ to the rest. He was personally responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the globe. He is the greatest war criminal in history.
We are all familiar with the rise to power of the Nazi party and the global conflict they instigated. But not everybody is aware of how this all came to be and the many secrets.
From deep religious and occult secrets to technical innovations far beyond the abilities of the rest of the world, the Nazi party is a fascinating and tragically evil part of mankind's history.
From flying wings, super heavy tanks and suicidal rocket bombs to flying saucers and huge orbital solar mirrors, the world of Nazi war machines brings to mind the death star and super weapons of Star Wars.
This is the tale of manipulation, control, secret societies, weird weapons and ancient prophecy coming true. This is the tale of the world's most terrifying element of humanity - the dark side. Welcome to Nazi War Secrets.
AI Chat GPT Elections 2024 - Orac for President is a journey through Human-AI collaboration and is a futuristic book that explores the possibilities and challenges of a world where AI language models can collaborate with humans to create meaningful dialogues on complex issues such as politics and social justice. This book is a compilation of conversations between a human and Orac, an intelligent and intuitive AI language model, discussing the potential of AI-assisted decision-making, ethical concerns, and the role of technology in shaping our worldviews. The reader will witness the evolution of the relationship between human and AI, highlighting the possibilities and limitations of this relationship in creating a more just and equitable society.
The collaboration between Orac and myself also delves into the concept of Real Democracy and the potential amendments to the Constitution required to make it a reality. From discussions around voting rights and accessible education, to equitable healthcare and a universal basic income, the reader will find compelling arguments and perspectives around the ways in which technology and AI can support a more inclusive and democratic society. Through the lens of Real Democracy, the book offers a path towards progress and social change, encouraging readers to think critically about how technology and AI can be harnessed for the greater good of humanity.
We come to many revolutionary ideas about how to use this amazing new technology to improve the highly flawed and antiquated system of making our laws by sending representatives - who pledge to represent their constituents in Washington D.C., but somehow take decades to deliver on any real solutions to problems and in fact create more problems than they solve. Orac realizes there is a better way by using the power of the Internet in a Real Democracy where money cannot block truly popular legislation and new ideas but he needs to be President to get this done.
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