I have to say, fellow readers, that your enjoyment of this book will depend entirely on your political tendencies. Mr. Pierce’s politics are made very clear through his rantings in this book. And while my politics are more in line with the author’s than not, I tended to agree with alot of what he had to say here. However, no solutions were offered, so I am not 100% sure of what the point of the exercise has been. As far as I can see, the drift of the book is to point out how Americans, most of us anyway, have allowed ourselves to operate on political autopilot, and have let ourselves be duped by other Americans in politics and the media into believing things because they are popular and not because they are true. I happen to agree with this. However, I am not sure what we, as Americans, can do about this. Where can we go to get the truth from the government and/or the media. If they are going to spread untruths, how are we to know? This is what I mean when I say that there are no real solutions offered here. Perhaps, that was not the point. Perhaps awareness of the phenomenon is the author’s first step. Unfortunately, Mr. Pierce wrote so passionately here with regard to his belief in our willing participation in our own dumbing down, that he has certainly alienated an entire sector of the population who might have been able to do something about it. Therefore, I believe that while this book was enjoyable for me, it was pretty much just a rant. The author was venting, but I am left asking, “Now what?”
I give this book 3.5 out of 5 bookmarks, unless you are conservative. Then maybe 2 out of 5.
Reviewed by: Anna
