Machiavelli's The Republican [Paperback]

Nelson A. Blue (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2000

The Machiavellian Way to the Best Possible America

Machiavelli's ghost presents the perfect guide for conservative Republicans. The master begins by revealing the true Republican goal and principles. He then shows the value of lies, distortions, personal attacks and hypocrisy for promoting the conservative agenda.

Learn why compassion demands unemployment; the masses must be kept poorly educated; welfare, Medicare and social security must be abolished.

Learn how to manufacture facts, statistics and quotations; try enemies in the press; distort testimony to create damning evidence; appeal to racial fears and prejudices; always assume the moral high ground.

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"No introduction to American Government course can afford to pass it up! De-mystification of a high order! Grab it!" -- Dr. Bertell Ollman, Dept. of Politics, New York University

About the Author

Nelson A. Blue holds degrees in psychology from the University of New Mexico and the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis. He has taught logic, ethics, philosophy of science, and computer science at Washington University, Western Illinois University, the University of Missouri at Rolla, and North Carolina State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Chapel Hill Press (March 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880849194
• ISBN-13: 978-1880849194
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,719,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Eye Opener for the Critical Citizen, December 4, 2000

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Tom Allen (Oviedo, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machiavelli's The Republican (Paperback)

Machiavelli's Republican should prove to be an eye opener for any critical citizen. It is an excellent vehicle for stating what many of us have already intuited for years. I would recommend it highly to anyone who is serious about wading through the manufactured morass of "PoliSpeak and PoliDo" that is modern American politics.

Dr. Blue's, through the personna of Machiavelli, depicts the Republican philosophical platform and their methods in a clear and irrefutable form.

What this book is missing is an expanded view of how Machiavellian thinking affects all of American politics and not just the Republican Party form of it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Conservative Republicans Revealed, September 23, 2000

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Brian S. Lindsey (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machiavelli's The Republican (Paperback)

This book is a masterful summation of modern day conservative republican thinking and behavior. Although presented in an unflattering light, Mr. Blue provides concrete examples of their thinking without creative editing. At the same time he shows how they have distorted or ignored the writings of the founding fathers and the bible to support their twisted views. It's almost as if he has been channeling the right wing viewer callers to C-SPAN rather than Machiavelli.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide to Republican Political Thought/Behaviour, September 26, 2000

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Brian S. Lindsey (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machiavelli's The Republican (Paperback)

This book is a masterful summation of modern day conservative republican thinking and behavior. Although presented in an unflattering light, Mr. Blue provides concrete examples of their thinking without creative editing. At the same time he shows how they have distorted or ignored the writings of the founding fathers and the bible to support their twisted views. It's almost as if he has been channeling the right wing viewer callers to C-SPAN rather than Machiavelli.