Review of Forbidden Knowledge For The People.
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Review of Forbidden Knowledge For The People.
"Forbidden Knowledge for the People" by Islam T. Saleh (also known as 'The Red Monk') is the most critical and controversial book I've read about the British role in most of the problems that happened and are happening. To give a little peek at what you should expect, the book has a comprehensive and critical examination of British colonialism and its enduring impact on global politics, economics, and society. It combines historical analysis, scientific theories, and personal anecdotes to present a compelling argument against the ongoing influence of British colonial practices. Through its detailed descriptions of covert operations, cultural critiques, and economic analyses, it challenges the legacy of colonialism and its modern manifestations. It also provides an extensive critique of British colonialism and its lasting impact on former colonies. It delves into themes that touch on political manipulation, economic exploitation, cultural decay, and the systemic perpetuation of oppression through covert operations by British security services. The book argues that British colonialism is a tightly organized criminal enterprise that is destructive economically, politically, and socially.
For example, just to give more in-depth information (but you'll have to read for yourself if you want to know more), the book describes how various branches of British security services (e.g., MI IV, MI V, MI VI, and MI VIII) carried out covert operations, including poisoning, assassination, and manipulation of public perception, to satisfy their own interests at the expense of the places they were exploiting. These services, the book explains, were integral to maintaining British colonial control and ensuring the ongoing exploitation of former colonies.
This book had really intriguing information that exposed the British Empire for the role they played in, for example, impoverishing the colonies below them. Some of the things the book talks about sounded controversial to me, but it was still amazing to read. These controversies stem from its bold and sweeping generalizations, critical portrayals of Western societies, and its contentious theories, for example, about the moral decay associated with colonial legacies. One that really struck me was when the book suggested that the British have a genetic predisposition to criminal behavior, which it calls the "criminal gene" hypothesis. The book uses this idea to explain various behaviors, including colonial brutality and contemporary societal issues. Most of these perspectives require an open mind to get through because they can provoke strong reactions. Ironically, that's one of the things that kept me reading the book—I love controversies.
The book is very extensive, but it leads to one of its downsides. The book is incredibly lengthy, and there are things that are repeated over and over, which made the book boring and tiresome to get through. I often had to sift through the information to know which ones were new and deserved more attention. The other downside, which, unfortunately, was a deal-breaker for me, was that this book is poorly formatted (I read the PDF version). It was a pain to get through, and the way it is written, despite the good content, is not reader-friendly at all. It is written in inconsistent font sizes and styles, and the color is sometimes mostly red, which hurt my eyes when I was reading. There was random underlining, italicizing, and bolding of text and sentences that didn't help but made the book worse. I also found several errors with spaces between words, incorrect punctuation, and others that impacted my reading experience. I would recommend more professional formatting and editing to fix this. Since this was a very serious flaw, I regretfully give the book 1 out of 5 stars. I would have rated the book higher if not for these deal-breaking reasons.
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Forbidden Knowledge For The People.
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