Don Watson takes us on a journey of indignation and how it has been expressed in his forebears. His ire towards US politicians has a new moving target: Donald Trump.
The US President's primary pitch had less to do with giving people money or security than it was about vengeance. Trump exploited the anger we feel when we are slighted or taken for granted, turning the politics of a sophisticated democracy into something more like a blood feud. He promised to restore their dignity, slay their enemies, re-make the world according to old rites and customs. He stirred their indignation into tribal rage and rode it into the White House.
It was a scam, of course, but wherever there is indignation, lies and stupidity abound.
- ISBN10 0522873774
- ISBN13 9780522873771
- Publish Date 30 July 2018 (first published 30 October 2012)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Melbourne University Press
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 277
- Language English