Review by Wesley Friday -- Red Wave Imperative
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Review by Wesley Friday -- Red Wave Imperative
[Following is a volunteer review of "Red Wave Imperative" by Alan Schein.]
Alan Schein’s The Red Wave Imperative can only be described as a timely eye-opener for the masses of electorates in the United States who get to read it. Although released prior to the 2018 midterm elections, and with the intention of winning over voters for the Republican party, this book does bear some important messages that are still relevant even two years after its release in the middle of a global pandemic.
Alan Schein opens this book by proposing the idea of a voter-controlled democracy. He posits that the problem with America’s governance system is the lack of co-operation between the different parties in the senate and congress. This lack of co-operation, which in his view is mainly from the Democratic party, stifles the implementation of policies or laws which will make positive change. From this line of argument, the author calls on voters to give the Republican party a majority in congress and senate, continually reminding the reader that the president cannot solve all the nation’s problems on his own.
Although, the book sets out to discredit the Democratic party to the benefit of the Republican party, it does in some instances objectively expose what really happens behind the political scenes. This information is quite beneficial to followers either party. As a green leaf in the world of politics, I cannot understate the importance of this part of the book as it exposed how most politicians put their personal needs ahead of that of the electorate.
Some of these acts would involve lobbying for the interests of private companies in order to acquire beneficial jobs after leaving office. Or pandering to the whims of certain groups in relation to policy making in order to secure funds for future campaigns. Alan states that the proposed idea of adopting Singapore’s voter-controlled democracy will eliminate all these selfish attitudes in career politicians because they will not have opposition members as an excuse for not performing in office. Under the proposed system, politicians from one group get to be in power and are removed from office at the displeasure of the people for failure to take the right actions.
What I liked most about The Red Wave Imperative was that, despite the fact that it revolved around a battle of political ideas, the author did not entirely lose his objectiveness as a person. For instance, whilst discussing media bias in the book most persons would expect the writer to only list media houses in support of his opponents. However, the author listed media houses and shows which lean more towards each part with the one he advocated for being inclusive. Also, each chapter went to straight to the point and was accompanied by several references for fact-checking and further reading. The editing was professionally done, absolutely no grammatical errors.
I would give this book a 4 out of 4 stars rating. It gives a good introduction to the present American political scene and a reader can benefit from the knowledge without necessarily being influenced in one direction. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in having a basic understanding of the American political system. Though the book was published in 2018, I believe it is still relevant in 2020 due to the issues it tackles. I would have loved to hear the author’s perspective on the current issues and wouldn’t hesitate to get a copy if he wrote a book examining the political scene in the year 2020.
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Red Wave Imperative
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Alan Schein’s The Red Wave Imperative can only be described as a timely eye-opener for the masses of electorates in the United States who get to read it. Although released prior to the 2018 midterm elections, and with the intention of winning over voters for the Republican party, this book does bear some important messages that are still relevant even two years after its release in the middle of a global pandemic.
Alan Schein opens this book by proposing the idea of a voter-controlled democracy. He posits that the problem with America’s governance system is the lack of co-operation between the different parties in the senate and congress. This lack of co-operation, which in his view is mainly from the Democratic party, stifles the implementation of policies or laws which will make positive change. From this line of argument, the author calls on voters to give the Republican party a majority in congress and senate, continually reminding the reader that the president cannot solve all the nation’s problems on his own.
Although, the book sets out to discredit the Democratic party to the benefit of the Republican party, it does in some instances objectively expose what really happens behind the political scenes. This information is quite beneficial to followers either party. As a green leaf in the world of politics, I cannot understate the importance of this part of the book as it exposed how most politicians put their personal needs ahead of that of the electorate.
Some of these acts would involve lobbying for the interests of private companies in order to acquire beneficial jobs after leaving office. Or pandering to the whims of certain groups in relation to policy making in order to secure funds for future campaigns. Alan states that the proposed idea of adopting Singapore’s voter-controlled democracy will eliminate all these selfish attitudes in career politicians because they will not have opposition members as an excuse for not performing in office. Under the proposed system, politicians from one group get to be in power and are removed from office at the displeasure of the people for failure to take the right actions.
What I liked most about The Red Wave Imperative was that, despite the fact that it revolved around a battle of political ideas, the author did not entirely lose his objectiveness as a person. For instance, whilst discussing media bias in the book most persons would expect the writer to only list media houses in support of his opponents. However, the author listed media houses and shows which lean more towards each part with the one he advocated for being inclusive. Also, each chapter went to straight to the point and was accompanied by several references for fact-checking and further reading. The editing was professionally done, absolutely no grammatical errors.
I would give this book a 4 out of 4 stars rating. It gives a good introduction to the present American political scene and a reader can benefit from the knowledge without necessarily being influenced in one direction. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in having a basic understanding of the American political system. Though the book was published in 2018, I believe it is still relevant in 2020 due to the issues it tackles. I would have loved to hear the author’s perspective on the current issues and wouldn’t hesitate to get a copy if he wrote a book examining the political scene in the year 2020.
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Red Wave Imperative
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