The Forever War
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Nick Bryant
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Nick Bryant
About this listen
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now its defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol, the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the increasing spotlight on Second Amendment rights raise the spectre of further political violence, and even the possibility of a second civil war.
Nick Bryant argues that the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of America's story. Combining brilliant storytelling with historical research, Bryant argues that insurrections, assassinations and massacres - from the American Civil War through to JFK and the inner-city race riots of the late '60s, up to the more recent school shootings and the murder of George Floyd - should sadly not be seen as abnormalities.
The compromises originally designed to hold the union together - the Amendments made in the Reconstruction era to give rights back to former enslaved people, the apportionment of political power - have never truly been resolved. Today, a country that looked confidently to the future has become captive to its contentious past.
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- Lainey
- 21-06-2024
Insightful story
I was drawn to this story by the title and the story did not disappoint. It has given me a clearer understanding of past and present events occurring in the US now. Well worth a listen and I will be listening to more of Nick Bryants brilliant stories of his time living in the US.
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- Jim Norman
- 21-09-2024
Wonderful and comprehensive analysis
So much that I already only partly knew. The details of US political history were so much more than my memories of modern history of my school days in the mid sixties. Highly recommended.
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- Marc
- 15-07-2024
Depth.
Excellent book great depth and insight, informative. Nick’s other books have been great reads but this is a standout.
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- Steve Johnson
- 18-07-2024
Great work Nick
A great survey that explains why America has always been and probably always will be defined by its challenges and how they're faced, beaten or succumbed to.
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- Rob
- 06-09-2024
Always divided
Compelling evidence that todays divisions are nothing new for America. I can now look forward to less head scratching as US politics serves up its next serving of drawn battle lines.
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- Gordon
- 05-06-2024
Fascinating story of American democracy.
An extraordinary book of American history and politics. What could have been an impenetrable story is not so as it is written with wit and a great love for America. The amount of research that went into this book is mind boggling.
As they say, “do yourself a favour”. I think it is great book.
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- tony booth
- 19-06-2024
Homage to Nick Byram a prince amongst BBB reporters
A sweeping tour de force through the tortured path of US politics and historical trends which ties together many disparate threads to weave a compelling narrative and push back against the stilted American exceptionalism which stifles a deeper analysis and stops many seasoned commentators from digging for proper insights
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- Anonymous User
- 17-07-2024
Excellent
Very well researched and written.
Seems crazy that I started reading/listening to this the day before the attempted assignation of Trump, but that is how it is and America's war with itself continues and a peaceful resolution seems even further away.
A must read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-08-2024
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I’m just w my hardest not sqaa and luck with this and it is so frustrating that you don’t know if it’s possible for us by getting ok j ok I guy
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- Graham Hemson
- 08-08-2024
It all makes sense now
A great analysis of the current state of the union through history's lens. By the end I felt i had solid grasp of why the US is what it is, and the challanges and restrictions it faces.
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