It Can't Happen Here
Ratings23
Average rating3.8
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Ratings23
Average rating3.8
It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical American political novel published in 1935. It's Plot centers around newspaperman Doremus Jessup's struggle against the fascist regime of America' new president, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip. Windripis elected on a platform promising to restore prosperity and $5,000 a year for all citizens. Once in office, however, he becomes a dictator, among other things, putting his enemies in concentration camps.
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Scary - he writes about the George W. Bush presidency decades before it occurred. Fortunately W's rule ended differently than this book did...
Absolutely terrifying book given what's happened in the last few months. I couldn't recommend it more.
I had been meaning to read this since before the Trump presidency, and finally got around to it. This book is both a classic and very relevant today. Lewis presents a very plausible version of American fascism grounded in a mix of corporate power and populism.
