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Real Enemies

Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11

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Real Enemies

De: Kathryn S. Olmsted
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Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president. They faked the moon landing. They stood by and allowed the murders of 2,400 servicemen in Hawaii. Although paranoia has been a feature of the American scene since the birth of the Republic, in Real Enemies, Kathryn Olmsted tells us that it was only in the 20th century that strange and unlikely conspiracy theories became central to American politics.

In particular, she posits World War I as a critical turning point and shows that as the federal bureaucracy expanded, Americans grew more fearful of the government itself - the military, the intelligence community, and even the president. Analyzing the wide-spread suspicions surrounding such events as Pearl Harbor, the JFK assassination, Watergate, and 9/11, Olmsted sheds light on why so many Americans believe that their government conspires against them, why more people believe these theories over time, and how real conspiracies - such as the infamous Northwoods plan - have fueled our paranoia about the governments we ourselves elect.

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Beyond debunking conspiracy theories the author points out the many times government officials really lied thus undermining the credibility of the establishment and paving the ground for conspiracies to become believable.

Excellent overview of conspiracy theories

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Great book. Simply superb. Best read in a very long time. Highly recommended. Accuracy is spot on.

Highly Accurate

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Illuminating and fair account of real and imagined conspiracies and their corrosive effects on American political culture. This is a succinct, but wide-ranging history of how both actual conspiracies and imagined conspiracy theories have shaped American politics.

Illuminating and fair account of real and imagined conspiracies and their corrosive effects on American political culture

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The book is ok, then the author turns on the anti-conservative rhetoric in the last chapter. It's fairly dry and largely drawn out without any real high points.

Last Chapter is Horrible

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Probably the worst book I’ve ever listened to. The author seems to paint anyone that asks questions as crack pots. She glosses over facts that don’t support her get in line narrative. She would make an awesome lemming.

Terrible

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