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They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent
Maybe someday
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40/100Critics
10/100Scholars
Author:
Sarah Kendzior
Publisher:
Flatiron Books
Date:
September 13, 2022
New York Times best-selling author Sarah Kendzior explores the United States' culture of conspiracy, putting forth a the argument that uncritical faith in broken institutions is as dangerous as false narratives peddled by propagandists.
What The Reviewers Say
... a wide-ranging, thought-provoking analysis of such theories in modern America.
... [Kendzior] deftly dissects the tangled truths behind the conspiracies that intertwine American and international politics, business, and criminality with a style reminiscent of Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill (2019) or Bob Woodward’s recent books. The author delineates concrete political and criminal conspiracies from those conspiracy theories that are quickly becoming ubiquitous to American society. She posits that true criminal and political machinations and their conspiracy-theory counterparts are detrimental to a diverse American public. Challenging the power structures that allow individuals of various political affiliations to commit crimes against other citizens, Kendzior details current events to support the assertion that both the actions and the inactions of U.S. leaders have created an unstable and unsustainable country. Kendzior’s compelling and urgent prose will speak to readers who are working to make sense of the current political and social landscapes..
A sharp dissection of a culture of lies, secrets, and conspiracies.
... eye-opening yet overheated.
