Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

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This is an astonishing book. The author has spent her career studying communism throughout the world. In this book, she exposes the worldwide greed that is funneled to powerful fascist leaders throughout the world. She details how they have created a consortium, not of shared ideals or philosophy, but of avarice and duplicity. Through her writing, the reader gains an understanding of how easily the democratic world bought the idea that the world was moving toward freedom.

Meanwhile, the power grab continued, laundered by craven public relations, which covered evil deeds with expressions of open markets and free trade. Meanwhile, under such cover, factories were purchased by shadow corporations, with monies moving from place to place to be laundered and sheltered. Those in power made despicable alliances to strip wealth from their countries and enrich themselves. It seems that Putin had a long game. For example, when Ukraine moved from corruption towards freedom, Putin lost a chess piece that he badly needed. The author is eminently readable with this fascinating story.


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Author Anne Applebaum
Star Count 5/5
Format Hard
Page Count 224 pages
Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publish Date 23-Jul-2024
ISBN 9780385549936
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Issue October 2024
Category Current Events & Politics
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This is an astonishing book. The author has spent her career studying communism throughout the world. In this book, she exposes the worldwide greed that is funneled to powerful fascist leaders throughout the world. She details how they have created a consortium, not of shared ideals or philosophy, but of avarice and duplicity. Through her writing, the reader gains an understanding of how easily the democratic world bought the idea that the world was moving toward freedom.

Meanwhile, the power grab continued, laundered by craven public relations, which covered evil deeds with expressions of open markets and free trade. Meanwhile, under such cover, factories were purchased by shadow corporations, with monies moving from place to place to be laundered and sheltered. Those in power made despicable alliances to strip wealth from their countries and enrich themselves. It seems that Putin had a long game. For example, when Ukraine moved from corruption towards freedom, Putin lost a chess piece that he badly needed. The author is eminently readable with this fascinating story.

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Author Anne Applebaum
Star Count 5/5
Format Hard
Page Count 224 pages
Publish Date Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN 9780385549936
Amazon Buy this Book
Issue October 2024
Category Current Events & Politics
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