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They say history is written by the victors and fortunately, many of those currently winning can’t seem to write more than 140 characters at a time….
Enemies of the People
What you need to know before your trail
From Nigel Farage to Donald Trump via (inevitably) Vladimir Putin, we have largely been governed, endangered and thrown into confusion by a pack of angry men. (Nearly always men. Nearly always white). Men whose ambition is inversely proportional to their ability – and stability. Post-truth, mid-Brexit and with Nationalism on the rise, we stand on the precipice of an uncertain future and Enemies of the People details those who have stuffed us on the bus and driven us there. Not all are monsters, but whether through malice, bad driving or accidentally taking a wrong turn, these are the culprits responsible for landing us on this dizzying and windswept cliff-edge.
Travel Guide
The author Sam Jordison explains:
“I wrote it out of a sense of burning resentment and horror at what’s happening in the world. Out of a feeling of raging injustice. And also a terrible fear that there are idiots at the wheel. That the people who have brought us Brexit and Trump and that strange kind of populism that hates everything don’t actually know what they’re doing. It isn’t just that they don’t have our best interests at heart. It’s that they don’t have a clue… The other thing to say is that because of all that, and because they’re such buffoons, there’s also a lot of comedy inherent in their actions. Writing the book has occasionally been a process of dark discovery. But a lot of jokes came out of it too…”
This book is a tour of the seats of power in some of the most powerful countries in the world and also the most troubled in the current political climate.
Research- I did a lot of research on the web. Lots of reading too. I went back to the source on quite a few things. So I read Milton Friedman’s Free To Choose, for instance, the book that is largely responsible for our current economic systems (and problems!). It was complete nonsense. Really transparently silly. It was quite terrifying that our world has been built on such shaky foundations… But it explained a great deal.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Enemies of the People
Author/Guide: Sam Jordison Destination: Worldwide Departure Time: 2000s
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