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On Tyranny

Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century
Sep 28, 2017KELLY ROSS DOWHOWER rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not bad, but pretty goofy. It's a preachy book, so if you don't like that, this book is not for you. Preachy books are okay, as long as there's something else in there that makes it all worthwhile, like tons of valid info or a funny style. This book has neither, unfortunately. Too many times he presents information that he’s pulled directly from his backside. A lot of his material is logically sound, but it’s not new. A reasonably “edumacated” liberal already knows the stuff presented in this book. So, it becomes preaching to the choir, or worse, YAWN. He rails against criticisms of the “main stream media”—which is actually the corporate media. And I know why: The establishment, corporate media adores him. The New York Times, and its cocktail crowd, lavishes kudos upon him. That’s why he sounds older than me—yet, he’s younger than moi. The establishment is old and boorish—and he’s proud to be a part of it. And they can’t stand people like Noam Chomsky—which, for me, is many times the scholar Snyder will ever be. But he really goes off the rails when he talks about the “internets.” The printed word is so much more valuable and honest when compared to words on a screen. Yeah, he essentially says that! Ugh. Enjoy your next, elite cocktail party, Mr. Snyder. Cheerio!