I rarely make a comment more than once about a book I am reading/listening to, but for the second time: NOW is a fantastic time to read Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the US" for so many current reasons.
If you are a liberal, read it to understand: how easily really ugly things get rationalized.
If you are a leftie, read it to understand how much gaslighting is -and has always been- a huge part of the containment strategy of how the ultra wealthy stay in power.
CJ Paloma ...again /
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