The longest con: how grifters, swindlers, and frauds hijacked American conservatism
"A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise - and why Donald Trump became the living emblem of the American right's moral decay. The Longest Con tells the fascinating story of the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time,...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise - and why Donald Trump became the living emblem of the American right's moral decay. The Longest Con tells the fascinating story of the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time, creating a toxic phenomenon that culminated in the election of Donald Trump, a bumptious fraud whose checkered career and tawdry retinue, including his presidential cabinet, have featured almost every variety of scam. But long before he appeared, Trump's path to power was blazed by the motley horde of swindlers and quacks who preceded him. From the "professional anti-communists" (whose tactics even J. Edgar Hoover despised) to the "populist" grifters of the Tea Party movement and the religious charlatans of the "prosperity gospel" (who provided a pious front for Trump), the right-wing ripoff has remained remarkably consistent, even as personalities change and new technologies emerge: Stir up anger and resentment, demonize political opponents, promise vengeance, and collect donations from the gullible. It's a highly lucrative game that any unscrupulous charlatan can play, as many have - and they are named in these pages. In an unsparing and often comic narrative, Joe Conason explores the right's long, steep descent into a movement whose principal aim is not to protect freedom or defend the Constitution, but merely to line the pockets of pretenders and blowhards whose malevolent tactics now endanger the nation"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 303 Seiten 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781250621160 |
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| contents | The role model -- The profits of paranoia -- "Experts" and patrioteers -- The wizard of id -- Nixon's avaricious avengers -- Feeding the "conservative" hogs -- Profits (and prophets) without honor -- Let us prey -- Spilling the tea party -- How not to get rich quick (or cure cancer, ever) -- In very bad faith -- The king of the con men -- A predatory presidency -- Guns, walls, and the culture of impunity -- Is the big lie the biggest grift? |
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| spelling | Conason, Joe Verfasser (DE-588)1348204125 aut The longest con how grifters, swindlers, and frauds hijacked American conservatism Joe Conason ; foreword by George T. Conway III. First edition New York St. Martin's Press 2024 xi, 303 Seiten 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The role model -- The profits of paranoia -- "Experts" and patrioteers -- The wizard of id -- Nixon's avaricious avengers -- Feeding the "conservative" hogs -- Profits (and prophets) without honor -- Let us prey -- Spilling the tea party -- How not to get rich quick (or cure cancer, ever) -- In very bad faith -- The king of the con men -- A predatory presidency -- Guns, walls, and the culture of impunity -- Is the big lie the biggest grift? "A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise - and why Donald Trump became the living emblem of the American right's moral decay. The Longest Con tells the fascinating story of the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time, creating a toxic phenomenon that culminated in the election of Donald Trump, a bumptious fraud whose checkered career and tawdry retinue, including his presidential cabinet, have featured almost every variety of scam. But long before he appeared, Trump's path to power was blazed by the motley horde of swindlers and quacks who preceded him. From the "professional anti-communists" (whose tactics even J. Edgar Hoover despised) to the "populist" grifters of the Tea Party movement and the religious charlatans of the "prosperity gospel" (who provided a pious front for Trump), the right-wing ripoff has remained remarkably consistent, even as personalities change and new technologies emerge: Stir up anger and resentment, demonize political opponents, promise vengeance, and collect donations from the gullible. It's a highly lucrative game that any unscrupulous charlatan can play, as many have - and they are named in these pages. In an unsparing and often comic narrative, Joe Conason explores the right's long, steep descent into a movement whose principal aim is not to protect freedom or defend the Constitution, but merely to line the pockets of pretenders and blowhards whose malevolent tactics now endanger the nation"-- Conservatism / United States / History Political corruption / United States / History Right-wing extremists / United States Swindlers and swindling / United States Fraud / Social aspects / United States Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Conservatisme / États-Unis / Histoire Corruption (Politique) / États-Unis / Histoire Extrémistes de droite / États-Unis Fraude / Aspect social / États-Unis POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct Conservatism Political corruption / United States Republican Party (U.S.) Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-250-62117-7 |
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| title | The longest con how grifters, swindlers, and frauds hijacked American conservatism |
| title_alt | The role model -- The profits of paranoia -- "Experts" and patrioteers -- The wizard of id -- Nixon's avaricious avengers -- Feeding the "conservative" hogs -- Profits (and prophets) without honor -- Let us prey -- Spilling the tea party -- How not to get rich quick (or cure cancer, ever) -- In very bad faith -- The king of the con men -- A predatory presidency -- Guns, walls, and the culture of impunity -- Is the big lie the biggest grift? |
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