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Chargement... The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy (2017)par Brian Klaas
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. In The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy, Brian Klaas convincingly puts forth the case that Trump and his presidency are laying the groundwork for a creeping authoritarianism that is supplanting America's democratic foundation. Klaas lays out this chilling narrative by identifying the tactics of the world's current despots and those of the recent past, and then shows how the words and actions of Trump and his administration eerily echo those authoritarian strategies: the manipulation of the truth, attacks on the free press, the notion of jailing political opponents and pardoning allies, the scapegoating of minorities, making a mockery of government ethics, etc. And in the few months since the November 2017 publication of this book, there have been even more examples of Trump's troubling behavior that threatens the soft guardrails of our democracy. Though there have been many journalists, editorials, and op-eds sporadically voicing these concerns during the first year of this frightening presidency, this book presents the most comprehensive and compelling case. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML:"[A] primer on the threat to democracy posed byâ??and I can't believe I'm saying thisâ??the current president of the United States." â??David Litt, New York Times bestselling author Donald Trump isn't a despot. But he is increasingly acting like The Despot's Apprentice, an understudy in authoritarian tactics that threaten to erode American democracy, including: Attacking the press Threatening rule of law by firing those who investigate his alleged wrongdoings Using nepotism to staff the White House and countless other techniques Donald Trump is borrowing tactics from the world's dictators and despots. Trump's fascination with the military, his obsession with his own cult of personality, and his deliberate campaign to blur the line between fact and falsehood are nothing new to the world of despots. But they are new to the United States. With each authoritarian tactic or tweet, Trump poses a unique threat to democratic government in the world's most powerful democracy. At the same time, Trump's apprenticeship has serious consequences beyond the United States. His bizarre adoration and idolization of despotic strongmenâ??from Russia's Putin, to Turkey's Erdogan, or to the Philippines' Duterteâ??has transformed American foreign policy into a powerful cheerleader for some of the world's worst regimes. In The Despot's Apprentice, an ex-US campaign advisor who has sat with the world's dictators explains Donald Trump's increasingly authoritarian tactics and how Trump uniquely threatens American democracy... and how to save it from h Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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