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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,858 posts)27. Yes. Everyone should read that book.
Not to mention everything else Larson has written.
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You can bet the Kochs and the Adelsons of the American oligarchs are going to be dumping
Texin
Feb 2018
#17
Any reference to the attempted coup against FDR by the American Liberty League during this time?
brush
Feb 2018
#10
The Business Plot coup, 1934 funded by billionaires using veterans to pull it off.
OhNo-Really
Feb 2018
#18
It was no hoax though. Seems the Times tried to cover for the prominent industrialists involved.
brush
Feb 2018
#28
Fabulous book! I never dreamed when I read it, it would begin to develop here - and so soon.
Texin
Feb 2018
#19
Interesting, the original DKOS article warning us was written in 2012 fighting Mittens
OhNo-Really
Feb 2018
#36
Great comment. May I add that inflation and stagnant wages breed discontent, our reality
OhNo-Really
Feb 2018
#43
The original speech offers a history lesson on "economic nationalism" imposed on North Carolina
ancianita
Feb 2018
#16
Thanks. I'll order this one. Nothing today isn't connected to old relationships and events.
ancianita
Feb 2018
#38
I would suggest that most Americans have no desire to know the lessons of history.
YOHABLO
Feb 2018
#52
K & R Great post. "It Can't Happen Here" 1936 political novel by Sinclair Lewis.
appalachiablue
Feb 2018
#57