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Review: The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War – Jeff Sharlet (W.W.
Norton)
In these days of the 24-hour news cycle, one can never know in advance, but
Donald J. Trump seems likely to be the Republican Party candidate for president
of the United States in 2024.
With Trump facing four indictments in American courts, the outcome is
uncertain. Would the American people vote for an indicted person, or even for a
felon? They might, and to understand the persistence of Trump’s loyal
following, we need to get behind the headlines and assess the roots of Trump’s
power.
Thankfully,
The Undertow is not another book on America’s most accomplished
attention-seeker. Nor is its author, Jeff Sharlet, focused only on the ominous
events of January 6, 2021, at the US Capitol.
Instead,
The Undertow tells how the cultural divisions in American society
could allow such a thing as the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters to
happen. (And how, despite everything that’s happened since, he remains the
Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential race.) Sharlet believes that
event is part of a “slow civil war” that threatens the future of the American
republic."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
