Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics

Greenwald’s Great American Hypocrites is an attempt to paint the American Republican Party as indulgent in hypocrisy. He pins down the conservative rhetoric with five devices: 1) The John Wayne Syndrome, 2) How Great American Hypocrites Feed Off One Another, 3) Tough Guise, 4) Wholesome Family Men and 5) Small-Government Tyrants. Essentially, Greenwald asserts that...more

Greenwald’s Great American Hypocrites is an attempt to paint the American Republican Party as indulgent in hypocrisy. He pins down the conservative rhetoric with five devices: 1) The John Wayne Syndrome, 2) How Great American Hypocrites Feed Off One Another, 3) Tough Guise, 4) Wholesome Family Men and 5) Small-Government Tyrants. Essentially, Greenwald asserts that Republicans are chicken-hawks who have amoral extramarital affairs and don’t follow through on what they say. The book was a quick and easy read and it had some interesting things to say at times. However, I was a bit let down because I picked up this book after hearing Greenwald speak and his writing (while extremely focused) was not that valuable for me. He is obviously a good writer, and very passionate about this topic. But somehow this work felt like it was lacking something to me. 3 of 5 stars. 290 pages. Published in 2008.   hide

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