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First, this book is not an anti-Trump or even anti-right screed, nor is it pro-left per se. It is pro-democracy. Trump himself is duely criticised, and so are members of both parties as far as they depart from democratic norms. I would recommend it to people on both sides of the aisle. For example, in arguing that failure to recognize one's political opponents as legitimate contributes to the breakdown of democracy, It challenges both the Never-Trump crowd and birthers. It is a book that I would recommend people all over the political spectrum to take up and read. Second, it is quite dispassionate and free of fearmongering or catastrophising. I did find myself very afraid at certain points in the book, but that was due to reading the historical examples and reaching my own conclusions. This book allows the reader space to think themselves. Third, I was incredibly shocked by some of the data presented, especially on race. I had not known that at one point post-reconstruction black representatives made up 40% of the Louisiana legislature or that black voter turn-out was as high as 96% before black voter suppression became successful. Fourth, this book made me reevaluate some of my own "resist" tactics and decide that I would do well to focus more on winning future elections and less on impeachment. Highly recommended!