Kurai Tsuki
17th March 2004, 01:33
Rogue State is a book that goes into great detail in discussing the negative, "side," of the American government's foreign and domestic policy. In this book Blum covers a wide rage of topics, such as American military interventionism, CIA drug dealing, Air Force bases being used for drug trafficking, what provokes terrorism, torture (domestic and foreign) and other abuses of power, such as a vendor being ordered to hand over a list of people who bought a marijuana cultivation handbook. It's also the perfect introduction to Leftism, as the reader is told exactly what the problems are and who is responsible for them.
Critics will call this book one sided, but the truth is that dissidents know, "the other side of the story," already, from their televisions, at their schools, from their college professors, at work, in books or on the radio. This book, like Killing Hope, *is* the other side of the story. It's a book that people who are dissatisfied with the mainstream view have been searching for; it's the book for those who know that the American government has committed horrid acts but need the information to prove it. Blum is without a doubt the Anti-FOX.
I would however like to note something about the book's target demographic. This book is not made for liberals or those who think that the major cause of America's problems is the Bush Dynasty and the war in Iraq. This book is for those who want to know the exact details of American government policy, to see the American Way in all its horror. If you fall short of this condition then I would recommend the works of Michael Moore. Rogue State is a book that the truly far-to-the-left dissident can appreciate.
Critics will call this book one sided, but the truth is that dissidents know, "the other side of the story," already, from their televisions, at their schools, from their college professors, at work, in books or on the radio. This book, like Killing Hope, *is* the other side of the story. It's a book that people who are dissatisfied with the mainstream view have been searching for; it's the book for those who know that the American government has committed horrid acts but need the information to prove it. Blum is without a doubt the Anti-FOX.
I would however like to note something about the book's target demographic. This book is not made for liberals or those who think that the major cause of America's problems is the Bush Dynasty and the war in Iraq. This book is for those who want to know the exact details of American government policy, to see the American Way in all its horror. If you fall short of this condition then I would recommend the works of Michael Moore. Rogue State is a book that the truly far-to-the-left dissident can appreciate.