Attention Deficit Democracy
eBook - ePub

Attention Deficit Democracy

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Attention Deficit Democracy

About this book

"A lively attack on politicians, voters and government. Bovard's indictment of an ineffective but ever-expanding federal government would make any libertarian proud." - -New York Post
Does the people's need to believe in the president trump their duty to understand, to think critically, and demand truth? Have Americans been conditioned to ignore political frauds and believe the lies perpetuated by campaign ads? James Bovard diagnoses a national malady called "Attention Deficit Democracy," characterized by a citizenry that seems to be paying less attention to facts, and is less capable of judging when their rights and liberties are under attack.
Bovard's careful research combined with his characteristically caustic style will give "ADD" a whole new meaning that pundits, politicians, and we the people will find hard to ignore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Credo for the New American Patriotism
  5. Chapter One Introduction
  6. Chapter Two Ignorance and the Mirage of Informed Consent
  7. Chapter Three Fearmongering and the Battered Citizen Syndrome
  8. Chapter Four Messianic Democracy
  9. Chapter Five Lying and Legitimacy
  10. Chapter Six Torture and Absolute Power in Contemporary Democracy
  11. Chapter Seven Trusting Government at Any Cost
  12. Chapter Eight Elections as Reverse Slave Auctions
  13. Chapter Nine Democratic Delusions on Peace and Inevitability
  14. Chapter Ten Big Picture Myopia
  15. Chapter Eleven Democracy vs. Liberty
  16. Chapter Twelve Conclusion
  17. Acknowledgments
  18. Notes
  19. Index
  20. Also by James Bovard
  21. Newsletter Sign-up
  22. Contents
  23. Copyright

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