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Review of Red Wave Imperative
[Following is a volunteer review of "Red Wave Imperative" by Alan Schein.]
Red Wave Imperial by Alan Schein is a narrative that describes and discusses the political system in America. It is insightful and highlights how corruption and fraud can infiltrate politics through social media and news manipulation. The book includes information about both the Republican and Democratic parties and how each party intends to address the problems of America. The reader gains eye-opening information about how many of our decisions are affected by the media and politicians. The book is a work of non-fiction and includes the names and actions of various members involved in American politics. The book attempts to drive home the fact that the news channels and social media follow agendas. Schien stipulates that this is the reason that President Trump received so much hate on TV and social media. He believes that the mainly Democratic government only shows what Trump has not achieved, instead of focusing on all the good he has done for America.
The positive aspects are the dangers of simply believing the news blindly and thinking it is unbiased. The analogies used by the author are excellent; for example, he uses the analogy of a field divided into Republican and Democratic, and a voter intending to research each party instead what happens is the voter approaches one party, hears their opinions, and reforms. The voter then attempts to go to the other party, but the first one pulls him back and tells him all of the negatives of the opposition. The voter now feels less inclined to look further into the other party as they believe they now have both sides of the story. I truly enjoyed reading factually sourced information regarding Trump and how my perception of the American political system changed. I loved realizing that all matters an open mind.
The negative aspects of this book are that questionnaires ask the reader what they would do or vote. I found this technique of referring readers to the author's site to answer these questions a little inappropriate and in direct contrast to what he was trying to teach about bias. Another aspect I disliked was that the author did the exact opposite of what he wrote, offering his own biased opinion, which was Republican-leaning, and wrote a compelling book that made the reader think that his opinion was the right one. He wrote only the negatives of the Democratic Party, none of the positives, whilst singing the praises of the Republicans.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because it was an enjoyable read. I feel that I gained knowledge from it. I did not score it lower despite some of its negative aspects. They can be positives because by reading Red Wave Imperial, you begin to understand the concept of bias and how the writer is biased. This book is brilliant in describing how the world we live in is corrupt. An open mind and individual research from different sources is the best way to formulate an informed opinion.
I would recommend this book to Americans that have a staunch belief in their political party of choice. I feel they would gain much insight, and it would lead them to research further so that they can understand the positives and negatives of both parties. I think an American audience would benefit best from reading this book because, if nothing else, it will make them think twice before making an opinion based on the news or social media.
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Red Wave Imperative
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Red Wave Imperial by Alan Schein is a narrative that describes and discusses the political system in America. It is insightful and highlights how corruption and fraud can infiltrate politics through social media and news manipulation. The book includes information about both the Republican and Democratic parties and how each party intends to address the problems of America. The reader gains eye-opening information about how many of our decisions are affected by the media and politicians. The book is a work of non-fiction and includes the names and actions of various members involved in American politics. The book attempts to drive home the fact that the news channels and social media follow agendas. Schien stipulates that this is the reason that President Trump received so much hate on TV and social media. He believes that the mainly Democratic government only shows what Trump has not achieved, instead of focusing on all the good he has done for America.
The positive aspects are the dangers of simply believing the news blindly and thinking it is unbiased. The analogies used by the author are excellent; for example, he uses the analogy of a field divided into Republican and Democratic, and a voter intending to research each party instead what happens is the voter approaches one party, hears their opinions, and reforms. The voter then attempts to go to the other party, but the first one pulls him back and tells him all of the negatives of the opposition. The voter now feels less inclined to look further into the other party as they believe they now have both sides of the story. I truly enjoyed reading factually sourced information regarding Trump and how my perception of the American political system changed. I loved realizing that all matters an open mind.
The negative aspects of this book are that questionnaires ask the reader what they would do or vote. I found this technique of referring readers to the author's site to answer these questions a little inappropriate and in direct contrast to what he was trying to teach about bias. Another aspect I disliked was that the author did the exact opposite of what he wrote, offering his own biased opinion, which was Republican-leaning, and wrote a compelling book that made the reader think that his opinion was the right one. He wrote only the negatives of the Democratic Party, none of the positives, whilst singing the praises of the Republicans.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because it was an enjoyable read. I feel that I gained knowledge from it. I did not score it lower despite some of its negative aspects. They can be positives because by reading Red Wave Imperial, you begin to understand the concept of bias and how the writer is biased. This book is brilliant in describing how the world we live in is corrupt. An open mind and individual research from different sources is the best way to formulate an informed opinion.
I would recommend this book to Americans that have a staunch belief in their political party of choice. I feel they would gain much insight, and it would lead them to research further so that they can understand the positives and negatives of both parties. I think an American audience would benefit best from reading this book because, if nothing else, it will make them think twice before making an opinion based on the news or social media.
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Red Wave Imperative
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