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Enlightened Democracy
- The Case for the Electoral College, 2nd Edition
- De: Tara Ross
- Narrado por: Tara Ross
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Enlightened Democracy traces the history of the Electoral College from the Constitutional Convention to the present. The Electoral College protects our republic and promotes our liberty. Americans should defend their unique presidential election system at all costs.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hold your breath
- De Ein en 03-13-20
- Enlightened Democracy
- The Case for the Electoral College, 2nd Edition
- De: Tara Ross
- Narrado por: Tara Ross
Hold your breath
Revisado: 03-13-20
Listening to this book was like holding two lung fulls of air whilst sitting on a toilet, pants down, clenching back a huge turd, and being fed large spoonfuls of dry Metamucil by Tara Ross herself.
Her views are anchored heavily on two main ideas. 1)”If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Meaning that it’s worked almost perfectly up until this point, despite mentioning early on in the book that a vast majority of surveyed Americans believed we should reform the outdated system. 2) “Would the framers (founding fathers) want us to change something they worked so hard on?” In the spirit of bias- which this book very much so is- yes. If the founding fathers followed a doctrine of “cling to the past because what I’m used to” instead of comprehensive reform, adaptation, and evolution, the fucking revolutionary war wouldn’t have happened at all. It’s like insisting that we fight WWII with muzzle loaders because it’s what the founding fathers did. I also find it hard to agree with a group of “intellectuals” who insisted on staying in Philadelphia during an apparently sweltering summer to complete the most important outlining of American history, and none of them said “hey, it’s hot as fuck here, mayhaps we should head north so we don’t suffer while we work on the future of this nation who’s independence we just won.”
When you’re anchored in the past, it’s impossible to move forward. Embrace change, lest you be buried by it.
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Socialism 101
- From the Bolsheviks and Karl Marx to Universal Healthcare and the Democratic Socialists, Everything You Need to Know About Socialism
- De: Kathleen Sears
- Narrado por: Samantha Desz
- Duración: 6 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
In today’s political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist - or democratic socialist - policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now a current topic of conversation with everyday Americans, including policies like taxing the rich and healthcare for all. But what exactly is socialism and why does it spark such an intense debate? Socialism 101 provides an easy-to-understand, unbiased overview to the nearly 300-year-old origins of this mode of government, its complex history, basic constructs, and modern-day interpretations....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Teeth
- De Ein en 03-05-20
- Socialism 101
- From the Bolsheviks and Karl Marx to Universal Healthcare and the Democratic Socialists, Everything You Need to Know About Socialism
- De: Kathleen Sears
- Narrado por: Samantha Desz
Teeth
Revisado: 03-05-20
This book made me realize that my socio-political beliefs until now weren’t purely democratic, but were actually very much along the lines of democratic socialism.
I am a welder, and the only person to vote for a democratic presidential candidate in the shop. I’ve been asked time and time again why I voted the way I did, why I don’t approve of trump, and if/why I’m going to voted for Bernie Sanders. I felt I needed some sharper teeth in the conversation, ones that weren’t rooted in the weak gums and mandibles of social media, but rather the strong jaws of irrefutable history and fact. So I listened to this book.
It was exactly what I needed. The information is straight-forward, unbiased, and very well written. It is simply a history of socialism from its beginnings to the present, it’s pros and cons, its successes and it’s greatest failures.
I plan to listen to Socialism 101 a few more times to pick up on anything I may have missed, as I’m usually listening while I’m working, and my attention may sway toward the bead of molten metal I’m manipulating...for obvious reasons.
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Welding: Your Ultimate Guide to Weld and Cut Metal
- De: Robert J. Miller
- Narrado por: Matt Montanez
- Duración: 1 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 12
This audio program is aimed at those with no prior knowledge or experience of welding who would like to learn the basics. You’ll learn the technical and theoretical understanding needed to work in the industry. Learn how welding provides a means to combine different materials without affecting the composition of materials, the advantages and disadvantages of this process, and the equipment involved.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Cannot Pronounce Words
- De Sullivan en 03-03-19
Welding: your ultimate guide to weld and cut metal review
Revisado: 12-27-18
I was hoping this book would at least have examples of amperage-to-rod settings and suggestions, it did not. I would not label this as “the ultimate guide” by any means. It provides a cursory understanding of welding basics. Also, it advocates the use of asbestos as an insulator is a few points.
The narrator has difficulty pronouncing some of the most prevalent words used- such as acetylene, steel, and arc; and he struggled to deliver the sentences effectively. This book is almost an instruction guide, and requires no enthusiasm or passion at any point, but the narrator felt differently.
Maybe the content of this book is what somebody is looking for, but I am not that somebody. The fact that this listen was only 1h 25min long was what made it at least entertaining.
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Shadowline
- Starfishers, Book 1
- De: Glen Cook
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
The vendetta in space had started centuries before "Mouse" Storm was born, with his grandfather's raid on the planet Prefactlas, the bloodbath that freed the human slaves from their Sangaree masters. But one Sangaree survived--the young Norborn heir, the man who swore vengeance on the Storm family and their soldiers,in a carefully mapped plot that would take generations to fulfill. Now Mouse's father, Gneaus, must fight for an El Dorado of wealth on the burning half of the planet Blackworld.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Performance
- De Cliff en 05-21-18
- Shadowline
- Starfishers, Book 1
- De: Glen Cook
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
Starfisher Trilogy: Shadowline
Revisado: 06-14-17
I loved the story, loved listening. I've started this book three times but my busy and active life always prevented me from completing it. I will definitely purchase and listen to the next two books in the series.
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