Crippled America
Donald Trump outlines how a crippled America could be restored to greatness. The book explores Trump's view on key issues including the economy, big CEO salaries and taxes, healthcare, education, national security, and social issues. Of particular interest is his vision for complete immigration reform, beginning with securing the borders and putting American workers first.
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- Trump said something to the same effect in his campaign launching book (Crippled America) where he lamented how the US makes it easy for illegal immigrants but difficult for honest people who studied and graduated in American universities but then have to go back to their home countries because the US doesn't want them to stay.
- The relationship between the writing of doctrines, books, etc and people rising to power is a pretty interesting one.
See also: Obama's Dreams From My Father, The Audacity of Hope. Trump's Crippled America. Hitler's Mein Kampf (the copyright on that is expiring very soon). Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book".
In Ender's Game (fiction, but compelling), Ender's siblings go on to become incredibly influential because of their writings. And it's also why things like propaganda is so powerful, why we have phrases like "the pen is mightier than the sword", books like Farenheit 451, and even, if you think about it, the Bible, Koran, Torah, etc.
Books are powerful things, and people who seek power are typically associated with them one way or another.
- a) I didn't know that Trump had written something called "Crippled America." b) Explaining Obama's rise by means of his books is a stretch; how many people actually bought and read them? c) It seems to me that the popularity of the Little Red Book came from Mao's power, and not vice-versa.
