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๐Ÿ“บ Why the Democratic Party CANNOT and WILL NOT be Reformed
Democrats would rather lose to a Republican, to a conservative, to a fascist, to Trump, than address the material conditions of the American people.

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[โ€“] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I swear Americans have never read a book that wasnโ€™t Harry Potter in their lives.

Nonsense. Some of them have read The Bible.

[โ€“] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Many current elected officials also are huge fans of Austrian autobiographies

[โ€“] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Nonsense. Some of them have read The Bible.

fewer than the ones who said they have.

[โ€“] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Also Catcher in the Rye, though maybe that's a better example for reasons Americans shouldn't read books. Probably could've gotten a few more years out of Lennon.

As a coming-of-age book, particularly for American teenagers, "Catcher in the Rye" resonates for a reason. It does an excellent job of capturing the moment from a sympathetic point of view. And then you read it ten years later, thinking to yourself "Holy shit was I really like this?" only to realize you absolutely were.

Ironically, most of the self described devotees have not.