Let's talk about Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States"!
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Let's talk about Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States"!
I'd read parts of it in the past along side of many other books that cover the same subjects in US history. But I'd never committed to reading it cover-to-cover. Times being as they are, I knew enough of its contents to know that it is can be a foundation for action. I've started again by borrowing the audio version via Libby app...
#US #Genocide #Colonialism #Fascism #History #Resistance #Capitalism #Democracy #ClassWar -
Let's talk about Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States"!
I'd read parts of it in the past along side of many other books that cover the same subjects in US history. But I'd never committed to reading it cover-to-cover. Times being as they are, I knew enough of its contents to know that it is can be a foundation for action. I've started again by borrowing the audio version via Libby app...
#US #Genocide #Colonialism #Fascism #History #Resistance #Capitalism #Democracy #ClassWarI'm about 10 hours into it, 31%. I expect to get to 50% before I lose my loan and will put on hold again. Then I'll transition to my local hard copy and continue.
Thus far, the book echoes my reading of other books about US history. It is a tapestry of pure brutality. A story of lies upon lies told by rulers to the subjugated. It is story upon story of a country that is far from honorable, but the exact opposite. Pre 1776 and post 1776 is not something to celebrate.
The US is criminality.
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