Learning About Politics

brianlux

Maybe start with some good history books such as:

Howard Zimm: A People's History of the United States

Alexis de Tocqueville; Democracy in America

And not to leave out an excellent conservative writer:

Andrew Bacevich: The Limits of Power

Jason P

Constant Recoil... wrote:

I have never been intrested in them before. Because of this I know very little about anything goes on in this subject. My knowlege goes as far as Dem.=liberals Rep=conservatives. Now that I do care i'm finding it difficult to just jump in and have opinons on subjects I know nothing about. I'v been following topics on here, listening to debates, and have political conversations with family, but there is still alot that I just don't get. So my question is...How do you learn about this stuff? Im so overwhelmed at this point that it just seems crazy to me. Thanks

Run. RUN! RUN AWAY WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE!!!!



Seriously, do you enjoy being happy? If the answer is "Yes", then I would suggest avoiding politics.

whygohome

fear4freedom wrote:

know who owns the media!

The left owns all the networks, hollywood, major newpapers, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, New York TImes, etc

The right owns Talk Radio

The center owns FOX NEWS

The owner of the left HATES America

The owner of Fox LOVES America

Thats a big difference and you need to understand that first and foremost!

CNN is owned by TED TURNER who is more center and he LIKES America!

Constant Recoil...

Jason P wrote:

Constant Recoil... wrote:

I have never been intrested in them before. Because of this I know very little about anything goes on in this subject. My knowlege goes as far as Dem.=liberals Rep=conservatives. Now that I do care i'm finding it difficult to just jump in and have opinons on subjects I know nothing about. I'v been following topics on here, listening to debates, and have political conversations with family, but there is still alot that I just don't get. So my question is...How do you learn about this stuff? Im so overwhelmed at this point that it just seems crazy to me. Thanks

Run. RUN! RUN AWAY WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE!!!!



Seriously, do you enjoy being happy? If the answer is "Yes", then I would suggest avoiding politics.

:shock: :?

PermaLogic

brianlux wrote:

Maybe start with some good history books such as:

Howard Zimm: A People's History of the United States

Alexis de Tocqueville; Democracy in America

And not to leave out an excellent conservative writer:

Andrew Bacevich: The Limits of Power

Agreed....Start with some recent history readings and in addition to the above check out Noam Chomsky. A heavy read but there are a couple documentaries, you can find on the internet, featuring Chomsky that are amazing.

satansbed

PermaLogic wrote:

brianlux wrote:

Maybe start with some good history books such as:

Howard Zimm: A People's History of the United States

Alexis de Tocqueville; Democracy in America

And not to leave out an excellent conservative writer:

Andrew Bacevich: The Limits of Power

Agreed....Start with some recent history readings and in addition to the above check out Noam Chomsky. A heavy read but there are a couple documentaries, you can find on the internet, featuring Chomsky that are amazing.

while i find chomsky and zinn interesting i don't neccesarily agree with them

Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do: by Andrew Gelman is a must read


World Out of Balance:International Relations and the Challenge of American Primacy
Stephen G. Brooks & William C. Wohlforth is also really interesting