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Jillion R. Rising’s novel The Solution is Political Revolution presents a nonpartisan argument that both sides of the political spectrum are sowing chaos and dissension in order to divert American attention from governmental failures and shortfalls. Rising achieves this by looking at recent American history, including the 2008 housing crisis, and outlining how the ever-increasing American national debt is causing the monetary fiat system to be on the verge of collapse. Throughout the novel, Rising provides facts with sources to demonstrate how the American government (including both sides of the political spectrum) has made poor economic choices to create short-term stability that has increased our national debt and inflation, leaving most ordinary citizens to pay the debt with their tax dollars. Rising outlines how the government used excess funds from Social Security and other government agencies to pay off some of their debt, unfortunately leaving Americans' Social Security accounts with insufficient funds to support the American people as promised. Rising supposes that the American people must speak up and organize to save the United States from a quickly looming economic collapse that would devastate the working class. The Solution is Political Revolution asks Americans to examine the trajectory of our country and to come up with solutions to help maintain America as a successful nation of innovation and prosperity.
I really appreciated how Rising made economic concepts very approachable for the interested layman in his writing. While I know very little about many of the ideas presented due to limited lived experience, I could understand and digest the topics in this book. I felt that the writing was relatively unbiased, and the author did a good job of presenting solutions as well as problems with current and historical governmental decisions. Rising additionally asks their readers to think critically about the media they consume and the reasons news and media may be increasingly political and sensational. I liked that the book was concise but thorough, without appearing condescending to less knowledgeable readers. I especially appreciated the Action/Reaction sections of the book, as I felt they outlined what political leaders might be hoping to achieve through their decisions. I often feel as if absurd political decisions are made with no real thought behind them; however, Rising points out that our leaders are likely not stupid, and they see what is occurring and may be making tactical governmental decisions that are beneficial to a few, but not the majority of the population.
My singular complaint with this novel is that I felt a few pieces of historical background could have been more deeply explained. I did some supplemental research as I was reading to thoroughly understand some of the context for the points made. For example, towards the end of the book, Rising brings up President FDR’s executive order in 1933 regarding the confiscation of gold. I felt that the quote and details provided in the text of this novel did not actually detail that FDR was confiscating gold, so it felt like a confusing leap to state that FDR was confiscating gold and fining or jailing Americans who did not comply. In my supplemental research, I found this was true, but this is just an example of something I thought the author could explain more clearly. However, I did not determine that this took away from my enjoyment of the novel, and the supplemental research I did was intriguing and allowed me to deepen my understanding of the subject, something I believe the author would desire, as he calls his readers to political action.
As this small detail did not take away from my engagement or enjoyment of the novel, I would still rate this book 5/5 stars. I believe Americans frustrated with the current political state should read this book, as it outlines a lot of deception occurring on all sides of the political spectrum. I do not believe that one’s political ideology would affect their appreciation of this book, as it remains pretty nonpartisan. Rising ultimately states how it seems that the government is attempting to divide the American people, as they know that a unified American public is dangerous to their way of life. It is this division that keeps us from seeing the economic danger our country is in, as well as from working to solve it. I really appreciated Rising’s candid approach to this often-divisive topic, and I would recommend it to any American asking themselves, “Where do we go from here?”
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The Solution is Political Revolution
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Jillion R. Rising’s novel The Solution is Political Revolution presents a nonpartisan argument that both sides of the political spectrum are sowing chaos and dissension in order to divert American attention from governmental failures and shortfalls. Rising achieves this by looking at recent American history, including the 2008 housing crisis, and outlining how the ever-increasing American national debt is causing the monetary fiat system to be on the verge of collapse. Throughout the novel, Rising provides facts with sources to demonstrate how the American government (including both sides of the political spectrum) has made poor economic choices to create short-term stability that has increased our national debt and inflation, leaving most ordinary citizens to pay the debt with their tax dollars. Rising outlines how the government used excess funds from Social Security and other government agencies to pay off some of their debt, unfortunately leaving Americans' Social Security accounts with insufficient funds to support the American people as promised. Rising supposes that the American people must speak up and organize to save the United States from a quickly looming economic collapse that would devastate the working class. The Solution is Political Revolution asks Americans to examine the trajectory of our country and to come up with solutions to help maintain America as a successful nation of innovation and prosperity.
I really appreciated how Rising made economic concepts very approachable for the interested layman in his writing. While I know very little about many of the ideas presented due to limited lived experience, I could understand and digest the topics in this book. I felt that the writing was relatively unbiased, and the author did a good job of presenting solutions as well as problems with current and historical governmental decisions. Rising additionally asks their readers to think critically about the media they consume and the reasons news and media may be increasingly political and sensational. I liked that the book was concise but thorough, without appearing condescending to less knowledgeable readers. I especially appreciated the Action/Reaction sections of the book, as I felt they outlined what political leaders might be hoping to achieve through their decisions. I often feel as if absurd political decisions are made with no real thought behind them; however, Rising points out that our leaders are likely not stupid, and they see what is occurring and may be making tactical governmental decisions that are beneficial to a few, but not the majority of the population.
My singular complaint with this novel is that I felt a few pieces of historical background could have been more deeply explained. I did some supplemental research as I was reading to thoroughly understand some of the context for the points made. For example, towards the end of the book, Rising brings up President FDR’s executive order in 1933 regarding the confiscation of gold. I felt that the quote and details provided in the text of this novel did not actually detail that FDR was confiscating gold, so it felt like a confusing leap to state that FDR was confiscating gold and fining or jailing Americans who did not comply. In my supplemental research, I found this was true, but this is just an example of something I thought the author could explain more clearly. However, I did not determine that this took away from my enjoyment of the novel, and the supplemental research I did was intriguing and allowed me to deepen my understanding of the subject, something I believe the author would desire, as he calls his readers to political action.
As this small detail did not take away from my engagement or enjoyment of the novel, I would still rate this book 5/5 stars. I believe Americans frustrated with the current political state should read this book, as it outlines a lot of deception occurring on all sides of the political spectrum. I do not believe that one’s political ideology would affect their appreciation of this book, as it remains pretty nonpartisan. Rising ultimately states how it seems that the government is attempting to divide the American people, as they know that a unified American public is dangerous to their way of life. It is this division that keeps us from seeing the economic danger our country is in, as well as from working to solve it. I really appreciated Rising’s candid approach to this often-divisive topic, and I would recommend it to any American asking themselves, “Where do we go from here?”
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The Solution is Political Revolution
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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