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It‘s been over 25 years since I last read this, and I feel like this is a good document to read on the 4th.

Anyone wish to join me reading this on the 4th? If so, we could post comments throughout our reading, but make it very lowkey.

Butterfinger I think I will join you. 4h

Librarybelle That‘s great, @Butterfinger ! 3h

TheBookHippie Yes I‘ll try to find my copy otherwise I‘ll get one! 2h

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Deblovestoread If i can get a copy I will join in. 1h

Librarybelle Yay, @TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread ! I‘m sure there is a copy somewhere online, such as on Project Gutenberg. It has to be in the public domain, I would think. My copy is from high school‘s AP Government class! 😂 54m

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle my son is working his job at the bookshop tonight 🤣 I too have my school copy somewhere 52m

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie 😂 An easy in to the bookstore, then! And a dangerous one too! 😂 51m

Deblovestoread FYI for those that might be interested if you have Spotify premium there is an audio version. 11m

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Rome753

Democracy in America (Volumes 1 and 2, Unabridged) | Alexis De Tocqueville

Next up for reading. It's over 900 pages, so it will likely take a while.

Tamra It‘s amazing to read such astute observations of America from an outsider perspective. 1d

Rome753 @Tamra Sometimes, an outsider perspective is much needed 1d

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JenniferEgnor

Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past | Steve Benen

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How do you get someone to believe a lie? You create distractions, change the language, look for vulnerabilities, and you repeat the lie again, again, and again. We are living in a time of horrific events that are being erased right in front of our eyes, regardless of hard evidence (video, photograph, eye witness). Document everything while you still can. Speak the truth, hold them accountable! An important read as we watch democracy fade.

TheBookHippie Yup. Keep speaking up even if your voice shakes!! 2d

Amiable Perfect graphic! 2d

AmyG Agree. It‘s frightening. I‘ve been collecting banned books and some history books for my grandson. I never thought I‘d have to. 2d

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kspenmoll

Origins of Totalitarianism | Hannah Arendt

Just finished viewing this mesmerizing PBS documentary- if you have access to PBS it‘s well-worth viewing! Parallels to our existing executive branch are glaring. #adventuresinphilosophy

TheBookHippie, GingerAntics, ravenlee, Bookwomble

Tamra Thanks for posting! Off to find it. 2d

squirrelbrain I just finished this book, in which Arendt is featured. Not sure I understood a lot of it, but still worth a read.

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Deblovestoread Thanks for this. Will definitely find and watch. 2d

Bookwomble Thanks for the tag 😊 2d

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ChasingOm

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis | Jonathan Blitzer

The heat is finally breaking and I can sit on my porch!

Nebklvr Ohhh….I have been wanting to read this one 3d

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Owls31092

The Oxford Handbook of Political Science | Robert E. Goodin

Clearly this is not about me #publicpolicy #politicalscience #introductiontopoliticalscience #iu #gradschool #books #mtv #theoxfordhandbookofpoliticalscience #reading #homework #robertegoodin

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charl08

The American Beast: Essays, 2012-2022 | Jill Lepore

NO ONE SERIOUSLY QUESTIONS that members of Congress are more polarized than they used to be. This is borne out anecdotally, as social scientists like to say, by watching them on cable television, where you can see the spittle in HD...

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