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The Assault on Reason - How the Politics of Fear, Secrecy and Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-making and Democracy (Hardcover)
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The Assault on Reason - How the Politics of Fear, Secrecy and Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-making and Democracy (Hardcover)
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At the time George W. Bush ordered American forces to invade Iraq,
70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to
9/11. Voters in Ohio, when asked by pollsters to list what stuck in
their minds about the campaign, most frequently named two Bush
television ads that played to fears of terrorism. We live in an age
when the 30-second television spot is the most powerful force
shaping the electorate's thinking, and America is in the hands of
an administration less interested than any previous administration
in sharing the truth with the citizenry. Related to this and of
even greater concern is the current administration's lack of
interest in the process by which the truth is ascertained - first
among which are an embrace of open inquiry, in which unexpected and
even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions. How did
the US get here? And how much damage has been done to the
functioning of American democracy and its role as steward of its
national security? Never has there been a worse time for the US to
lose the capacity to face the reality of long-term challenges, from
national security to the economy, from issues of health and social
welfare to the environment. As "The Assault on Reason" shows us,
there is precious little time to waste. Drawing on a life's work in
politics as well as on the work of experts across a broad range of
disciplines, Al Gore has written a farsighted and powerful
manifesto for clear thinking.
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