THE GREAT SUPPRESSION, by Zachary Roth

This book is a work of political non-fiction. The title reveals the purpose of the book, at a glance. Zachary Roth's bias is clear and he's obviously Democratic in his politics. This book is academic and well-researched. The author begins this book with his introduction about how we got to the condition he writes about. He spreads his message over seven chapters. There are no subheadings, only occasional bullets that separate sections. Zachary Roth ends this book with an epilogue, followed by acknowledgments of those who helped make this book happen. He ends this with end notes, split up by chapter. Finally, we encounter the book's index. Roth, born and raised in London, is a national reporter for the MSNBC, the national TV network.

THE GREAT SUPPRESSION isn't light, easy reading. Literally or emotionally. I knew the author's bias by his title, as it's normally Democrats who advocate against voter suppression. I found myself sickened at the lengths that many conservatives have gone, trying to make voting as difficult as possible for citizens. It never fails to dishearten me that this is the party that Christians and the pro-life community identify with. How has protection of the unborn become so linked with the shady practices and shoddy policies of far right conservatives, whose policies help the rich at the expense of the rest of us? And I'm angry and frustrated that this author, along with many other leading Democrats who fill leadership positions, advocate for so many of the vulnerable but have gotten so radical in their abortion stance that they want to increase PLanned Parenthood spending? All in the name of women's healthcare? So I read this book as a person who wants to support Democrats but can't stand with most of them, because of their abortion stance. But Roth is forever right in most of what he said in making his case against all conservative efforts to limit democracy and disenfranchise less advantaged groups of people. Republicans won't like this book and how it exposes so many of them as self-serving and corrupt. I can tell that this book was written before the primaries ended, as he wasn't sure who the nominees would be. I wonder what this author is thinking of the current results of this election.

I suggest that every honest conservative read this book, and get into the minds and worldview of those who think differently from them. I would suggest the same for liberals if the shoe was on the other foot. I can suggest to anyone interested in political science. But because this book isn't targeted to a broad readership, I don't think it makes sense to recommend it to many people, who would find academic books like this boring.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Blogging For Books, in exchange for my honest review. I wasn't required to give a favorable review of this book.

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