Description
The forward progress of society is not automatic and should not be taken for granted. The assassination President John F. Kennedy in 1963 ended his effort to deploy American prestige, power to forward progressive change worldwide. Today, there are political forces seeking to stop progressive social, political, economic change. Whatever their reasons, such forces are conspiring to impose authoritarianism to suppress the public's desire for just, democratic governance, government. The brutality, violence, viciousness, racism (dystopia) of authoritarianism is becoming more and more the hallmark of world politics. Perhaps the most glaring aspect of this dystopia is the fact that the American state has been almost continuously at war for the past roughly 30 years - including a sinister, dastardly drone assassination program. One means to obscure the ongoing conspiracy to ultimately impose outright dictatorship on the American people and the rest of the world is to smear, malign critics of this conspiracy as guilt of conspiracy theory - advocating, embracing baseless fantasies. Worse yet, proponents of conspiracy theory (by implication) are deemed as psychologically suspect for arguing that political elites are engaged in a process to eliminate all meaningful vestiges of democracy.
About the Author
George A. Gonzalez is professor of political science at the University of Miami.
Reviews
"Popular Culture, Conspiracy Theory, and the Star Trek Text is a timely and provocative book written against a background of contemporary American politics, where so much public discussion revolves around conspiracy theories and allegations of conspiracy. Gonzalez makes an important distinction between conspiracy theories, which are elaborate and unsubstantiated narratives, as compared to actual conspiracies, where corporate and political elites covertly engage in illegal or unethical actions to advance their interests at the expense of the American people. The author deploys the Star Trek text to illustrate how charges of conspiracy theory are frequently deployed by elites to discourage the investigation of elite misconduct and to question the mental state of those who engage in legitimate critical thinking about the corruption of capitalist and state elites." -- Clyde W. Barrow, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Book Information
ISBN 9781793616401
Author George A. Gonzalez
Format Hardback
Page Count 116
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 349g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 161mm * 15mm
About the Author
George A. Gonzalez is professor of political science at the University of Miami.
Reviews
"Popular Culture, Conspiracy Theory, and the Star Trek Text is a timely and provocative book written against a background of contemporary American politics, where so much public discussion revolves around conspiracy theories and allegations of conspiracy. Gonzalez makes an important distinction between conspiracy theories, which are elaborate and unsubstantiated narratives, as compared to actual conspiracies, where corporate and political elites covertly engage in illegal or unethical actions to advance their interests at the expense of the American people. The author deploys the Star Trek text to illustrate how charges of conspiracy theory are frequently deployed by elites to discourage the investigation of elite misconduct and to question the mental state of those who engage in legitimate critical thinking about the corruption of capitalist and state elites." -- Clyde W. Barrow, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Book Information
ISBN 9781793616401
Author George A. Gonzalez
Format Hardback
Page Count 116
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 349g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 161mm * 15mm
