Jud H. (trekie70) -
Outstanding book that takes the reader inside the Conservative side of American politics. Hochschild dives into the lives of Conservatives in the deep South, Southern Louisiana. They welcome her and explain how they think and feel when it comes to Government. I found the book oddly enlightening, although it also confirmed much of what I thought I knew about Conservatives.
Lynn M. (officerripley) reviewed Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right on + 258 more book reviews
Wow, Wow, WOW, great book! Oh to have this writer's open mind and kind heart! A wonderful, wonderful look at the right-wing landscape, highly recommend!
Update 5/30/17: Commenting on my own review here, but got to thinking: the right-winger that the author describes as the "Cowboy"--the type who says they're not worried about what the ultra-wealthy are doing to the environment, everybody should cowboy- or cowgirl-up, grow a pair & if we destroy the planet, so what; "man up" & stop worrying, laugh in the face of danger/destruction, etc. You know, that kind of attitude also describes the "high-functioning" psychopath (or sociopath; whatever term the psychiatric community prefers this week) that there seem to be more & more of in this world than was realized. (See Martha Stout's excellent book The Sociopath next door.) I definitely think Gen. George Patton was one; I mean, somebody who got depressed betw. the 2 world wars because there was no war to fight in? So if we accept as fact that the truly brave, heroic person is some1 who's terrified to do something necessary but forces theirself to do it anyway; then we can see that these people who really have no fear about anything are not brave or heroic but possibly psychopaths. And there appear to be too many of them in positions of power (or raising children).
Update 5/30/17: Commenting on my own review here, but got to thinking: the right-winger that the author describes as the "Cowboy"--the type who says they're not worried about what the ultra-wealthy are doing to the environment, everybody should cowboy- or cowgirl-up, grow a pair & if we destroy the planet, so what; "man up" & stop worrying, laugh in the face of danger/destruction, etc. You know, that kind of attitude also describes the "high-functioning" psychopath (or sociopath; whatever term the psychiatric community prefers this week) that there seem to be more & more of in this world than was realized. (See Martha Stout's excellent book The Sociopath next door.) I definitely think Gen. George Patton was one; I mean, somebody who got depressed betw. the 2 world wars because there was no war to fight in? So if we accept as fact that the truly brave, heroic person is some1 who's terrified to do something necessary but forces theirself to do it anyway; then we can see that these people who really have no fear about anything are not brave or heroic but possibly psychopaths. And there appear to be too many of them in positions of power (or raising children).
