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Title: Such Men Are Dangerous: The Fanatics of 1692 and 2004 by Frances Hill ISBN: 0-942679-28-8 Publisher: Upper Access Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Chilling in its uncanny comparisons
Comment: Such Men Are Dangerous: The Fanatics Of 1692 And 2004 is a chilling commentary that compares political figures such as Paul Wolfowitz, Dick Cheney, and George W. Bush with the ideologues of 1692 colonial America who led the Salem witch hunts. Comparing the government's manipulations of American reactions to September 11th with the Puritans' twist on popular fear of "spectral" forces to commit murder and bolster their own wealth, Such Men Are Dangerous takes a bold stand but is chilling in its uncanny comparisons. A scathing expose that forces the reader to take a cold, hard look at America's current leaders.
Rating: 4
Summary: Dangerous Minds
Comment: Veteran journalist and author of several books, Frances Hill offers her readers a compelling argument about the Bush Administration's follies in her latest book, Such Men Are Dangerous: The Fanatics of 1692 and 2004. Her premise is simple: there are distinct parallels between the Salem witch trials and the United States' present handling of the war against terrorism. Her somewhat lengthy descriptions of key players such as Increase and Cotton Mather, William Stoughton and John Hathorne in the late seventeenth century reveal her in-depth knowledge of that time period in American history. Where she falls short is in her portrayals of today's political figures such as Colin Powell, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and George W. Bush. The reader is left wanting more information, which may not be readily available, to determine why the Bush Administration is acting in such a manner today.
While her arguments may be weakened by the imbalance in treating the Salem witch trials in great detail and the war in Iraq, for instance, in under a few pages, the reader is left to wonder if there isn't some truth to Hill's assessment. A fanatical religious ideologue, Cotton Mather suffered from paranoia and an exaggerated sense of self. He strove his entire life to meet his father's expectations. In doing so, he went to great lengths, often persecuting others, to prove his own worthiness. Similarly, George W. Bush suffers from trying to please his father even now. The fact that he hates reading makes it all the stranger that, after learning about the attacks on the World Trade Center, Bush followed through with his reading aloud to a grade school class in Florida. The ridiculousness of his actions is underscored by his inability to think under pressure.
Hill's book shows her solid understanding of the subject matter. She would have made a stronger case if she had concentrated on the Bush Administration alone and had referred to 1692 occasionally. The reader is left dissatisfied in the end and wonders, along with the author, about what will happen next. It is, however, a great read for history buffs and politically concerned citizens of the world. I look forward to Frances Hill's next book.
Christine Louise Hohlbaum, American author of Diary of a Mother (2003), SAHM I Am (2005), and "American Housewife Abroad" at AnotherChapter.com, is a freelance writer living near Munich, Germany, with her husband and two children. Visit her Web site at: http://www.DiaryofaMother.com
Rating: 5
Summary: The Witch? Report
Comment: Read this book! Whether you are a seething democrat, a bilious republican - or just a normal person - this book gives an historical perspective on the current day Bush administration by drawing parallels with the Salem Witch Trials and those who instigated them. The fear of the witch is replaced by the fear of the terrorist.
Frances Hill has created a powerful argument that draws the two regimes together through individual comparisons, and a minutely forensic approach in teasing out the similarities. Even the 'good' or 'believable' members of President Bush's and Governor Phips' teams are seen to be weak and pliable.
There is anger at the roughshod methods of both regimes; but anger tempered by incontrovertible facts. How has the US lost its way as a beacon of democratic freedom in the world? Why are the poorer being disadvantaged while the rich benefit?
Michael Moore may be funnier, but Frances Hill delivers a more devastating polemic.
The comparisons are uncanny; the initial outcomes chilling. The only question remaining is left at the very end... how will the world respond to the neocons' callous ministrations?
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Title: The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11 by David Ray Griffin ISBN: 1566565529 Publisher: Interlink Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Sorrows of Empire : Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic [The American Empire Project] by Chalmers Johnson ISBN: 0805070044 Publisher: Metropolitan Books Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush by John W. Dean ISBN: 031600023X Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 06 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: What's the Matter with Kansas? : How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank ISBN: 0805073396 Publisher: Metropolitan Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President by Justin A. Frank ISBN: 0060736704 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 15 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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