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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    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
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,394
    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!!!!

    :D

    Seriously, do you enjoy being happy? If the answer is "Yes", then I would suggest avoiding politics.
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • whygohome
    whygohome Posts: 2,305
    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!

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  • Constant Recoil...
    Constant Recoil... Posts: 1,276
    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!!!!

    :D

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


    :lol::lol::lol: :shock: :?
  • PermaLogic
    PermaLogic Posts: 31
    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
    satansbed Posts: 2,139
    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

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