Review by T_stone -- Red Wave Imperative by Alan Schein

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Review by T_stone -- Red Wave Imperative by Alan Schein

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Red Wave Imperative" by Alan Schein.]
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2 out of 4 stars
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Red Wave Imperative by Alan Schein is a non-fiction book that talks about the politics and socio-economic life of Americans. Following the emergence of Donald Trump as president of the United States, the differences between Democrats and Republicans have widened.

The main aim of this book is to discourage Americans from voting for the Democratic party in the coming election. This book contains seventeen chapters with its summary inclusiveness. The first chapter generally talks about the reasons to vote Republican in the coming 2018 mid-election. Chapter three to chapter fourteen screeds extensively on the reasons why Americans should not vote for the Democratic Party. The author suggests that previous actions of the Democrats have endangered the lives of Americans. Chapter Fifteen includes problem-solving discussions raised to support Republicans in improving health insurance; improving the quality of education; lowering the cost of prescription drugs, to mention a few. Chapter sixteen focuses on President Trump’s accomplishments, and the book's summary is in chapter seventeen.

Alan Schein has done a meticulous research, which is the major strength of the book. He advocates a solution in this book called Modern Vox Populi. He explains how it has helped Singapore’s political system and goes on to explain how the rationale for socialism will not suit Americans. He didn't fail to discuss topics like terrorism, immigration, gun control and the general economic crisis.

Schein's style of writing in this book is somewhat unique. He starts each chapter with a topic that serves as the theory, then ends the chapter with a poll-like question for readers to decide which side of the fence to be.

As a non-American living outside America, I find this book very informative. It has helped me understand the political system in America. Although this book is solely about American politics, it has given me insights into how politics in my country works. Almost, if not all the points the author gives in this book applies to the political system in my country.

On a few occasions, I wanted to stop reading this book because of its bias theories. While Schein tries to convince Americans to vote for Republicans in the mid-election coming up later this year, he condemns everything the Democrats represent. In doing this, he has acted contrary to what he suggests in this book. He blames Democrats for the wrongdoings of Republicans knowing fully-well that, there are corrupt leaders in both the Republican and Democratic parties.

This book is not for everyone. It is quite obvious that the author is a strong Republican which will make the book very offensive to Democrats. There are quite a few grammatical errors in the book. Readers that have an interest in American politics and economy, may find this book interesting to read.

I rate Red Wave Imperative by Alan Schein 2 out of 4 stars because of its bias theories. I didn't give it a 3-star rating because of a few grammatical errors, and I didn't give it a 1-star rating because it is well edited, and it is a very informative book.

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I certainly would not read a book telling me who to vote for. A better way of executing the book would have been to lay down facts (good and bad) about both parties and leave the decision of who to vote to the reader. Thank you for the review.
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I am not keen on politics. I do not even follow what the politicians in my country are doing (or misdoing). This is definitely not a book for me. Besides, I am most definitely not a fan of Trump.
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prospero360 wrote: 11 Nov 2018, 01:12 I certainly would not read a book telling me who to vote for. A better way of executing the book would have been to lay down facts (good and bad) about both parties and leave the decision of who to vote to the reader. Thank you for the review.
I felt the same way when reading this one as well. But, I decided to skip the author's biased point of view; I decided to view it neutrally and I ended learning a lot. Thanks for your comment.
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Miriam Molina wrote: 11 Nov 2018, 01:55 I am not keen on politics. I do not even follow what the politicians in my country are doing (or misdoing). This is definitely not a book for me. Besides, I am most definitely not a fan of Trump.
I don't follow up my country's politics as well. But, this book just gave me insights to how things are done and why some things are the way they are. A lot of people don't like Trump; even non-Americans. Thanks for commenting Miriam.
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I am a non-American, who is interested in American politics. Yet, this seems an unbalanced book. But I enjoyed your well balanced review. Thank you 👍👍
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This book sounds like a Republican Party campaign tool. It's always disgruntling to those on the other divide, and some in the middle, when an author takes a hard stance and rubbishes anything else. Thanks for your insightful review!
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Sushan wrote: 11 Nov 2018, 10:54 I am a non-American, who is interested in American politics. Yet, this seems an unbalanced book. But I enjoyed your well balanced review. Thank you 👍👍
I appreciate your comment. Thank you very much.
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Cotwani wrote: 11 Nov 2018, 13:28 This book sounds like a Republican Party campaign tool. It's always disgruntling to those on the other divide, and some in the middle, when an author takes a hard stance and rubbishes anything else. Thanks for your insightful review!
Thanks for reading my review. I appreciate your comment.
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I actually enjoyed this book, but I am on the conservative side of politics. The author does point corruption on both sides. However, it is clear from the get-go what his agenda was. I will admit the promoting of Trump at the end was overkill though. Thanks for your review.
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melissy370 wrote: 12 Nov 2018, 11:17 I actually enjoyed this book, but I am on the conservative side of politics. The author does point corruption on both sides. However, it is clear from the get-go what his agenda was. I will admit the promoting of Trump at the end was overkill though. Thanks for your review.
I'm glad you enjoyed the book. I appreciate your comment. Thank you
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Fascinating review. This book would obviously appeal to those from and in the US. I'm not, but I can say it sounds amusingly controversial.
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Ijeoma Kikelomo wrote: 12 Nov 2018, 15:12 Fascinating review. This book would obviously appeal to those from and in the US. I'm not, but I can say it sounds amusingly controversial.
It is quite biased. Even not all US citizens will like to read this. But, there are points to learn from. Thanks for reading my review.
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I find it odd to write such a time-sensitive book. Now that the elections are over, what now? Weird.
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teacherjh wrote: 13 Nov 2018, 00:32 I find it odd to write such a time-sensitive book. Now that the elections are over, what now? Weird.
The purpose of the book is encourage people to vote Republican in the just concluded elections. I think the purpose of the book was fulfilled. But, how many people will read this? I appreciate your comment.
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