{"product_id":"trumpocalypse-consent-factory-essays-vol-i-2016-2017-paperback","title":"Trumpocalypse: Consent Factory Essays, Vol. I (2016-2017) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. J. Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first collection of his Consent Factory essays, C. J. Hopkins irreverently covers the improbable rise of Donald Trump, the political dynamics that led to his presidency, and the media-generated mass hysteria that swept America during his first term in office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brave, original, enlightening, and hilarious\" (Matt Taibbi, \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e), the essays in this volume capture the insanity of 2016 and 2017. Trump's candidacy, the election, the Resistance, \"Putin-Nazis,\" neo-McCarthyism, fake news, bots, Charlottesville, the whole mad circus unleashed by America's \"insane clown president.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this time of extreme political polarization and enforced conformity on both the Left and the Right, Hopkins' political satire and commentary presents a refreshingly unorthodox analysis of the forces at play in the world today -- global capitalism, neo-nationalism, populism, neo-fascism, etc. -- and cuts through the official propaganda, sensationalism, and disinformation that often passes for mainstream news.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing popular Hopkins essays like \u003cem\u003eWhy Ridiculous Propaganda Still Works\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTomorrow Belongs to the Corporatocracy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Year of the Headless Liberal Chicken\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrumpocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e is a disturbing yet uproarious portrait of the Western establishment's panic over the election of an unauthorized president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792392519968,"sku":"9783982146409","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58779b59e556dd622195992f1d422ef3.webp?v=1780700314","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trumpocalypse-consent-factory-essays-vol-i-2016-2017-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}