Sound Bite
This book is a polemic directed against the Republican Party and the conservative movement, in mostly their own words. It alleges that the Republican Party is fascist and treasonous, defines those terms, and offers quoted testimony in support of that claim. It describes the US policy of political warfare across the world that was originated by the Eisenhower administration and is still continuing. Democratic movements have been attacked then on the false claim that they were communistic and on the false claim now that they are terroristic and a threat to US security.Highlighting similarities between Fascism and today's Republican Party and the Conservative agenda, the author presents a dense compendium of quotes from books and periodicals, mostly conservative Republican, and some from their liberal critics.
About the Author
Joseph Burrell grew up in rural North Carolina, Virginia, Detroit, and Washington DC. After high school he enlisted in the US Marine Corps, then earned a degree at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. Burrell returned to Washington DC as a teacher, then developed a career with the US Department of Justice.
As soon as conditions permitted he went back home to the mountains of North Carolina. He has written several nonfiction books (two with Algora Publishing) lambasting various parties and religions whose hypocrisy ought to shake one’s faith despite the most willing suspension of disbelief.
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About the Book
The narrative portion of this book discusses the nature of the Republican Party and describes an important change by the Eisenhower administration in this country's foreign policy ' from the 'containment' of communism policy of the Truman...
The narrative portion of this book discusses the nature of the Republican Party and describes an important change by the Eisenhower administration in this country's foreign policy ' from the 'containment' of communism policy of the Truman administration to a new policy of political warfare. The narrative also discusses the Republican Party's overblown and misdirected anti-communism and its fascist orientation. Two thirds of the book consists of quotations from various books, magazines, and newspapers, most from conservatives and Republicans. The selected quotations are grouped to tell a story. One group of quotes briefly describes American imperialism and expansionism, especially as carried out by the Polk and McKinley administrations. That part of the book then describes the attacks against Iraq in considerable detail. Other groupings of quotations set forth the conservative belief system by focusing on the idea of democracy, secularism, relativism, christian and capitalist exceptionalism, and social Darwinism, and elucidate Republican beliefs regarding 'cashocracy,' democratic government, communists, Democrats, and liberals. The final chapter provides quotations regarding the beliefs of liberal democrats.This is a work that will appeal to readers of Blowback by Chalmers Johnson and Take Them at Their Words by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio. Some of the observations and ideas in this book are set forth in The Declassified Eisenhower by Blanche Wiesen Cook and in Evolution and Human Nature by Richard Morris.
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Book News
Former US Marine, teacher, and worker with the Justice Department, Burrell begins by sharing his observations and assessment on the nature of the US Republican Party, Eisenhower's political warfare, the party's fake anti-communism, and its fascist orientation. By far most of the volume, however, is devoted to excerpts from books, newspapers, and magazines — with occasional comment — documenting his charges. His definition of fascism involves totalitarianism and extreme nationalism, but not the fusion of government and business that characterizes the technical definition used in political science.
(Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
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Pages 288
Year: 2008
LC Classification: JK2356.B95
Dewey code: 324.2734'dc22
BISAC: HIS036070 HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
BISAC: POL004000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
BISAC: POL008000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections
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ISBN: 978-0-87586-666-6
Price: USD 23.95
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ISBN: 978-0-87586-667-3
Price: USD 32.95
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ISBN: 978-0-87586-668-0
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