politicalscience

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media | Edward S. Herman

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Man… possibly more relevant than ever.

This is a “heavy” book, meaning a lot of material is presented with real world examples that might blow one‘s mind. So heavy in fact, this is one that would be even more beneficial to read in a hard copy.

Still. Despite knowing all media (left or right) are propagandist in general, Herman & Chomsky really drive it home.

We all need to be more vigilante & not take anything at face value. Stay safe.

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Bookish_Gal

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

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This is a simple book for anybody to understand. It takes 20 points, that felt significant, from the time of Nazi Germany and related them to today. The points are clear and concise, with just enough detail and historical context to understand. It‘s small, and pocket sized, for your connivence. For being originally written in 2016 (with updated points of 2020), there are incredible points that are comparable between Germany then and America today.

kspenmoll I read it in 2016. Interested in updates. 3d

Bookish_Gal @kspenmoll Im not sure how different it would be, but I can say it didn‘t feel like an added on book. Only a few mentions of, basically, a president said this or did that in the years leading up to and into 2020. 3d

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MissHel

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

Welp fam, this is gonna be a long haul (not the book; it‘s almost a pamphlet.) What do you do when you‘re scared? Read a book. Drink your water. Get some sleep.

Ruthiella Yup. I need to read this too. Courage! (edited) 5d

MissHel @Ruthiella thank you! ❤️ 5d

Leftcoastzen Essential read . 5d

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Pogue

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

My book haul for today.

Leftcoastzen Essential read I reread recently

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Pogue @Leftcoastzen I borrowed the graphic novel from the library and knew I needed a copy. 1w

DogMomIrene Dungeon Crawler Carl is such a fantastic escape! I loved the audio performance. 1w

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bibliothecarivs

Karl Marx: His Life and Environment | Isaiah Berlin

Recent acquisitions:

📖 Karl Marx: His Life and Environment by Isaiah Berlin
📖 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

Leftcoastzen 👏👍 1w

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Chittavrtti

Palestine Peace Not Apartheid | Jimmy Carter

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SqueakyChu

On Freedom | Timothy Snyder

I just got this book from my library. It surprised me very much. I thought it would be a tiny book, much like two other books by this author which I recently read. Not only is it a longer book, but it seems to be a bit more difficult to understand. I‘m not really sure about this. I found the Preface a bit challenging, but I‘m going to give it my best try.

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