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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 140397666X, Paperback)
Is American democracy in a death spiral? Why do Americans ignore political frauds and swallow pervasive lies from president after president, in campaign after campaign? In Attention Deficit Democracy, James Bovard diagnoses a national malady whose symptoms include a citizenry indifferent to facts and unable to judge when their rights are under attack. He exposes the frightening national reality of absolute presidential power and argues that our current myopia has dire consequences for America's future. His is an authentic voice urging citizens to return to the principles of the Founding Fathers and to once again become the most important check against the abuse of power.
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 1403971080, Hardcover)
Does the peoples need to believe in the president trump their duty to think critically and to demand truth? Have Americans been conditioned to ignore political frauds and believe the lies perpetuated by presidents and campaign ads? James Bovard, author of the classic Lost Rights, diagnoses a national malady: Attention Deficit Democracy, characterized by a citizenry that is paying less attention to facts, and is less capable of judging when their rights and liberties are under attack. Bovards careful research and characteristically caustic style will give ADD a whole new meaning that pundits, politicians, and we the people will find difficult to ignore. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:58:09 -0500)
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