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In today’s American political climate, society is experiencing rapid changes based on pressure from hardliners on both sides pushing agendas that benefit only small groups of citizens. Tackling a number of topics that are proving more and more divisive each day, the author of this book seeks to draw on both his own life experiences and a philosophy of common sense that ensures that everyone’s needs are addressed fairly while preventing the majority from surrendering control in a democracy. From hot-button issues like racism and workplace inequality to broader subjects like the education system and government, each concern is broken down into simple terms and looked at from the perspective of common sense, providing simple solutions to what are often presented as unsolvable problems.
Readers are urged early in this book to approach the text with an open mind, as anyone who is used to thinking along party lines may find themselves nodding in agreement with some chapters and in heated disagreement the next. This only serves to make the author’s point clearer: that vested interests in existing solutions cloud the everyday person from seeing things how they really are. While the examples given in the book are predominantly about modern American society, the methodology by which the author makes his conclusions can be easily applied to any situation globally or to one simply not addressed in this text. By the final chapter, readers should be better equipped to make a more personalized, rational approach to whatever comes along rather than simply reacting to sensationalized accounts presented by the media to encourage just that kind of response.