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Summary: mix of good and bad
Review: The good thing about this book is that it gets you thinking and questioning. Like its predecessor, it brings a lot to the table from the "other side". You get to read a lot of things you don't see in mainstream publications.The downside is that this book, just like its predecessor, is a mix of good investigative journalism and wacky conspiracy theory. You really have to sort out the wheat from the chaff. There are excellent arguments, and then there are raving left-wing/right-wing lunatics. Some arguments that could have been convincing aren't backed up nearly enough, there is a little too much propagandizing at times, and the few REALLY bad editorials really make the rest of the book look bad. It's a good read, but you really have to do your own research to decide which ones are solid editorials and which ones are uninformed rants.
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Summary: not bad, but not complete...
Review: There are a lot of claims made in this book. China could wipe out the U.S. carrier fleet with the flick of a switch. David Koresh wasn't all that bad. Polyamory is the wave of the future. Cops are on the make, and so is the Vatican. Are these claims for real? I don't know. Some of them, or all of them, may be. But all of that is lost in the weight of the self-righteous presentation that dominates about two-thirds of this book. The further you read, the more you realize the interest of the article writers and the editor is not in bringing out the truth. Their real goal is to be contrarian for the sake of being contrarian. The scribes write with the smugness of somebody scribbling For A Good Time Call in a bathroom stall, and the editor just dumps it all in your lap with the ideological equivalent of "Here you go, and it's up to you to figure out why any of it matters." There is material more threatening to the status quo, and more revolutionary, to be found in the daily paper, if you know how to read critically. This book belongs in among pompous college bull sessions. It just has nothing to offer a good thinking adult.
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Summary: Everything You Know Is Adequate
Review: There are a lot of claims made in this book. China could wipe out the U.S. carrier fleet with the flick of a switch. David Koresh wasn't all that bad. Polyamory is the wave of the future. Cops are on the make, and so is the Vatican. Are these claims for real? I don't know. Some of them, or all of them, may be. But all of that is lost in the weight of the self-righteous presentation that dominates about two-thirds of this book. The further you read, the more you realize the interest of the article writers and the editor is not in bringing out the truth. Their real goal is to be contrarian for the sake of being contrarian. The scribes write with the smugness of somebody scribbling For A Good Time Call in a bathroom stall, and the editor just dumps it all in your lap with the ideological equivalent of "Here you go, and it's up to you to figure out why any of it matters." There is material more threatening to the status quo, and more revolutionary, to be found in the daily paper, if you know how to read critically. This book belongs in among pompous college bull sessions. It just has nothing to offer a good thinking adult.
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Summary: Another Disinfo.com textbook.
Review: There will be two kinds of reviews for this book. 5 stars and 1 star. 5 from people who carry an open mind, who don't believe everything they are spoonfed, and who question. 1 star from people who are closed minded, who accept what the multi-billion dollar Media companies tell them to, and who think anyone with a different idea is a conspiracy theorist wing nut. My favorite articles are "The Whole Truth" by Phil Cook about the male victims of Domestic Violence, "Votescam 2000" by John Vankin, and all of the September 11 articles about how we were warned and how poorly we responded. What I really like about the Disinfo books is that they don't carry a political leaning. Its simply the other side of what you've heard. Sometimes its "lefty", and sometimes its "rightwing". The real goal is to raise awareness and the consiousness of the people.
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Summary: Bad Idea
Review: There's just something about people who like to get up on a soapbox and shout at wind and the rain pelting their face. Why can't these people listen to reason? There is SOME disinformation in this book but it's mostly bunk served up by the media's side-outlets and urban legend websites. Case-in-point: The chapter on September 11th, 2001 and how we had the information that Al-Qaeda was going to attack NYC, toppling the World Trade Center towers. It all goes well until he HAS to bring up that stupid story about that kid in Dallas who tells his teacher that, "World War III will begin to tomorrow. It will start in the United States and the United States will lose." We're supposed to shiver with fear, right? RIGHT!?? Nope. Do some fact-checking on some other site and you will find that this story is being passed on as an "urban legend" because nobody can get their stories straight and the teacher involved says she may have "misunderstood" what the child said to her. Pretty big mix-up, I would say. If you really want to get technical, nothing more was made out of it, the child was never identified, and everything else in the original article was baseless, factless, and nameless other than to go on to point out that the neighboring suburb has two charities that are supposedly linked with Middle Eastern terror groups. Also in this chapter is a bit on how Osama Bin Laden talked to his "step-mother on September 9th" and told her, "you are going to hear big news in two days and after that, you won't hear from me in awhile." Sigh...this is also false. Despite what has been said, Osama Bin Laden does not use a telephone. Why in the world would one of the world's premeire renegades take a chance to be traced and caught??? Good question that the book never answers. Errors like this just discredit books that try and point out the truth. I wish the author would have just stuck with, "You Are Being Lied To", a much better book that didn't have to point fingers or state half-truths or spout out Urban Legends to sell. It had intelligent articles and simply reported the facts, leaving it up to the reader to decide. Not all bad, though. There is some interesting stuff to read about. The study on youth violence is a plus as is the Oklahoma City Bombing but one feels like the author is a book away from full-blown conspiracy theorist.
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Summary: There is a better book
Review: Therre is another book with a similar name written by Paul Kirchner that is much better. This book is somewhat on the dry side. The book is really just a book of editorials. The articles are not necessarily facts but more just one persons opinion. The book by Kirchner is more interesting as it sets the record straight on factual information. Getting this book at the library would be a better choice.
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Summary: OK book...
Review: This an OK book. Poorly organized, and many of the topics do not go into much detail.
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Summary: Everything You Read Is Wrong
Review: This book from the folks at Disinformation is generally stronger than its predecessor, "You Are Being Lied To." That book was a similar collection of nonconformist articles but attempted to tie them all together under the theme of media manipulation and corporate conspiracies to control public information. That theme didn't work out too well as the book was damaged by whiny conspiracy theorists and bleeding heart crybabies. "Everything You Know Is Wrong" manages to avoid that problem, which could potentially damage any book with this kind of philosophy, and that's because it doesn't try to make any type of overarching point this time. Therefore this book becomes a more enjoyable and believable collection of articles on subjects that you are unlikely to hear about in the mainstream media. Another strength of this book is its differing viewpoints, as many political persuasions are represented and some of the essays even contradict each other. In a book like this that reacts against mainstream power, you will naturally get a lot of leftism, and that's true in at least four-fifths of this book. However, the right will find representation here too, especially in the essay "Watchdog Nation" which criticizes anti-racism groups that are mostly acting only in their own self-interest, plus endorsements of books that criticize gun control concepts and the Clinton/Gore administration. Readers of this book who take every single essay at face value, regardless of the reader or writer's political leanings, will find themselves with new well-rounded viewpoints. Regardless, the best essays here are far beyond mere left vs. right politics. Most notably "The Whole Truth About Domestic Violence," which proves that more men are abused than women; "Some Lessons from the Underground History of American Education," a truly terrifying expose on the real ideology of public schools (e.g. conformity and indoctrination rather than critical thinking); and "Postcards from the Planet of the Freaks," a realistic view on disabilities from the disabled themselves, which you are highly unlikely to see elsewhere. There are a few clunkers though, especially "Fear of a Vegan Planet," which starts out well with many well-considered reasons to avoid meat, but in the end states that meat eating is inherently illogical, as is "renting oneself out eight hours a day." If this author thinks that making a living is illogical, does it matter if you're a vegan when you can't afford to eat? Fortunately, inanities like this aren't numerous enough to damage the overall success of this book.
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Summary: Everything you read in this book is wrong
Review: This book glorifies colonialism.
This book says China now has the capacity to completely destroy the U.S. navy...Hello!? !!!
A collection of lies. Don't waste your money on this trashy book. It would be an insult to your bookshelf.
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Summary: another cash grab
Review: This book is another glittering example of bad academics mixed with media hype and the quick- lets - grab - some- hot- topics syndrome. The writers are just out to ride the conspiracy wave. Keep your money...
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