{"product_id":"blessed-disillusionment-letting-go-of-what-cannot-save-us-turning-to-what-can-paperback","title":"Blessed Disillusionment: Letting Go of What Cannot Save Us, Turning to What Can - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you tired of hoping that those beholden to the wrong people will do the right thing? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades of electoral work and activism have failed to bring us sustainability, peace, or a just society. \u003ci\u003eBlessed Disillusionment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eshows that there is a reason: the political system operates to absorb discontent while averting the fundamental change we urgently need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis short book (140 pages before appendices) explains why the crises and upheaval we see in the U.S. will inevitably increase. The question is whether our country will fall to neofascism or ascend to true democracy and, in time, the beloved community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, the book offers a path towards building a massive, nonviolent, but truly revolutionary movement-one based on love melded with clear-eyed realism-that will allow us to pass on to our children a society where they truly govern themselves, in the interests of all.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158595899527,"sku":"9780578978314","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c8740462ab1f8a2db34af13e68dd55a2.webp?v=1733260043","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/blessed-disillusionment-letting-go-of-what-cannot-save-us-turning-to-what-can-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}