A teenager who grew up during the Clinton presidency relates his perception, and the likely consequences, of the dichotomy between the Clinton legacy and the mainstream teaching of parental values. The book chronicles the Clintons’ misdeeds, the complicity of the Justice Department, and the free pass by a largely adoring media. It leads to a conclusion that all too often parents prostituted those principles, turning a blind eye to the scandals while sending a confusing mixed message to their progeny. Ultimately it is the very fabric of society that has suffered. For children the waters were muddied as to right and wrong. It was a time that exposed the hypocrisy of parental guidance demonstrating compromised standards, preaching lofty goals while falling short themselves. Nothing is a bigger turn off to a kid than this “do as I say not as I do” mentality. The author believes the phenomenon has left deep scars on the soul of American life. Regardless of one’s politics, all parents and all those in loco parentis should read this book.
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45 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
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Thank you Jason,
By Flo (St. Louis, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How To Destroy A Village: What The Clintons Taught A Seventeen Year Old (Paperback)
As a mom raising three boys during the nightmarish Clinton years, I welcome this "tome" describing my years as a car-pooling mom lunging for the radio to turn it off before the kids were subjected to the latest news of "cavorting Bill" or "his co-dependent Hillary". I remember telling my sons that "this is not the way men, especially presidents, act, and women with integrity do not tolerate this behavior, even to acquire power". This book is an opportunity to read about those horrors from my kids' perspective. The author is bright, and it's obvious that he had his eyes open even though the dominant media insisted on dispensing spin in lock-step with the party line. Jason Fodeman is no limosine liberal.
101 of 129 people found the following review helpful:
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Amazing Job,
By emily davis (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How To Destroy A Village: What The Clintons Taught A Seventeen Year Old (Paperback)
This book takes a look at an aspect of politics we usually don't think about---- how the actions of politicians teach children lessons contrary to those taught by most parents. The book presents a well-researched look at various scandals during the Clinton Administration, governmental and media reaction to them, and, most importantly, the subtle messages they sent to children about accountability and truth.What is truly amazing is that this book was written by a 17 year old high school student. The perspective is one we don't often see. Although my own political posture does not mirror the author's, I must agree with his overall premise. He has made some very thoughtful observations about American values. The book is easy to read, and I highly recommend it.
36 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic !!!!!,
By Joanne (CT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How To Destroy A Village: What The Clintons Taught A Seventeen Year Old (Paperback)
A MUST READ book by young Westport CT author Jason D. Fodeman...it is a fantastic book that should be read... "How to Destroy a Village" What the Clintons taught a 17 year old...I recommend this book to all I truly believe this is a young man who shows us just what the Clinton legacy has put in the minds of our children...Truth can be altered, money at any cost and what we have strived to teach our children isn't always what they learn. He has written a phenominal book. What more evidence do we need to see that the Clinton legacy has tarnished the young people of this country. We as adults can go back and forth on a day to day basis, one side defending while the other appalled, but when a young person actually takes a year out of his active life to let the American people see just what an effect the former President has had on him, how can we close a blind eye? I truly believe that Jason will get more than a few people to sit up and take notice. What a shame the other reviews are about their own agenda's and not the brilliant work put forth by a high school student who was curious as to why his parents taught him one set of values and the Clinton's showed him another!..Try being a teen and weighing those two options!
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