This book is largely aimed at enthusing people - particularly young people - to become involved in politics. Interested first, involved later. This is not directly relevant to me, but it provides me with inspiration and ammunition to converse with young people on this topic.
One of the most outstanding insights, for me, was a very clear explanation of how populism works; how despicable people [e.g. Hitler, Trump, Johnson … the list goes on] gain popularity and come to power. I found it rather scary.
It is easy to read, I felt, and has an honestly about it that appealed to me. There were also some recommendations for other books to read …
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