Our Political Systems

By Adrian H. Krieg

"The Political System," a book by Cecil Chesterton published in 1911 analyzes one century of politics in Britain. In this updated volume, Dr. Adrian Krieg finds that neither arguments nor realities... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930859910
• ISBN13: 9781930859913
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Elderberry Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Scathing Assessment of our Political Systems

So, you've finished Bill Clinton's book and you're ready for something completely different? Here's a political primer that everyone should read, written by a brilliant, angry Libertarian who feels that: American and British politicians have been wasting taxpayers' money for five thousand years; leaders of both the U.S. Democratic and Republican parties are under the control of a system of elite money handlers and power brokers; and that the System has created a suppressed, poorly educated class of constituents stuck in dead-end jobs or dependent on social welfare programs. Whereas Clinton's book marvels at the machinations of government, Dr. Krieg's book disgustedly condemns politicians and their actions. He considers our political system "beyond repair" and says he wrote this book to "expose and ridicule" the System he feels is now ruling America and the world. According to the author, the most prominent flaws in the system are the enormous financial benefits politicians receive and their subsequent interest in maintaining the status quo; lack of term limits and the need for campaign finance reform; and the fact that "he who controls the funds controls the shots." Krieg warns that "idiotic" immigration policies have changed the influx from educated Europeans to illiterate blacks and South and Central Americans, and that these immigrants become the System's human fodder, helping to increase bureaucracy and eliminate the middle class. What can be done? Go back to the system our Founding Fathers designed, says Krieg. Shorten term limits, enact tort and campaign finance reforms, eliminate the IRS and institute a national 5% income tax. It's a compelling call to arms in this time of heightened patriotism. What could be more patriotic than to resist the scoundrels who've become "masters of us all?"

INTERESTING IDEAS

This political commentator expresses himself with an admirable clarity. If only politicians were as clear.

KRIEG IS A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP

Adrian Krieg is like a bull in a china shop in that his powerhouse of a book leaves much of the crockery of assumptions and ignorance in shards. Not a book to be read lightly, this one left me a changed person. Never again will I listen to the hairdos on the nightly news and accept what they say without critical thought.