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Pity the Billionaire
- The Unexpected Resurgence of the American Right
- By: Thomas Frank
- Narrated by: Thomas Frank
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
From the best-selling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at how the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism. Economic catastrophe usually brings social protest and demands for change - or at least it's supposed to. But when Thomas Frank set out in 2009 to look for expressions of American discontent, all he could find were loud demands that the economic system be made even harsher on the recession's victims....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intelligent analysis of a stupid phenomenon
- By Velma Schnoll on 08-17-12
- Pity the Billionaire
- The Unexpected Resurgence of the American Right
- By: Thomas Frank
- Narrated by: Thomas Frank
Clear story of financial mess we are in.
Reviewed: 01-30-12
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the financial mess we are in and the incomprehensible response by the tea party. It is written in clear easy to understand English and explains how the monied interests of the far right coopted the rage of people and created a ridiculous call for deregulation in response to a mess created by lack of regulation over the greed of Wall Street.
The author does not let the democrats off the hook either as he explains their lack of courage and inability to create a narrative that grabbed the attention of the common man.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
Followed the mess from start to current in a well constructed, researched, and factual rendition.
What does Thomas Frank bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His enthusiasm comes across throughout the book. His way of questioning the response by the public comes across in his tone.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Pity the Billionaire or How I Learned to Hate the Liberals who did not create this mess in the first place.
Any additional comments?
Wish the crowd that lives in the Fox News Bubble would take a break from that far right propaganda and read some fact based insight into the mess we are in.
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