Really, Wisconsin? Every idiot who voted for Walker and who isn't a bazillionaire needs to read this book. Ignore the publication date (2004) and the name of the state in the title; nothing has changed, and middle America is middle America, it seems.
From the LA Times review:
Why do so many of us vote against our economic interests? Where’s the outrage at corporate manipulators? And whatever happened to middle-American progressivism? The questions are urgent as well as provocative.
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A brilliant analysis—and funny to boot—What’s the Matter with Kansas? presents a critical assessment of who we are, while telling a remarkable story of how a group of frat boys, lawyers, and CEOs came to convince a nation that they spoke on behalf of the People.
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Well, the one thing you can say is that with the historic turnout - they got the government they wanted and they have no one but themselves to blame for it.
On the other hand - the dems should be forced to read "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion". Jonathan Haidt makes some points that Dems need to heed.
Posted by: Cheryl | 06 June 2012 at 12:56 AM