(And with heavily armed soldiers operating in nearly 150 countries each year, Americans are disproportionately even more likely to kill with a bullet than they are to be killed by one.) This is a country so violent that its police officers, the people supposedly employed to protect us from things like gun violence, kill more of us each year than the total number of homicide victims in England and Wales. Rates of firearm deaths are nine times greater here than they are in Canada and over seventy times the rate of Great Britain. He avoids use of jargon, making the book accessible to those without any prior knowledge of leftist thought, while simultaneously making it an amusing and sometimes uplifting read for those who are already familiar with his basic argument.Gun violence in the United States has long been a major crisis. Katch is a US humourist and activist and his wit, sincerity and passion run right through the book. "This book is a well written and funny introduction to revolutionary socialism. Howie Hawkins, 2014 Green Party candidate for governor of New York If enough people read this book, it might spark the revolution." "If socialism is such a great idea, why don't we have it yet? This book explains why with plain language, humor and common sense. Brian Jones, educator and socialist activist Keep an extra copy of Socialism, Seriously in your bag and hand it to the next person who asks you what socialism is all about as long as that person is not your boss. It's a hilarious and fun way to think about what's wrong with our world, how it could be different, and how we might get there. "If the Communist Manifesto and America's Funniest Home Videos had a baby, it would be Danny Katch's new book. Mike Davis, author, In Praise of Barbarians The Democratic Party, as we used to say in the day, is the killing joke."
"Danny Katch has better comic bomb sights than Jon Stewart: his outrageous, passionate sarcasm always falls exactly on target. "Danny Katch brings the socialist vision to life - Socialism, Seriously is incredibly readable."
"The funniest, smartest, and most dangerous political writer you neverheard of is Danny Katch." Sarah Jaffe, host, Dissent Magazine's "Belabored" podcast With jokes anthem made me laugh out loud, and a lot of heart. "I've been waiting for someone to write this book-a lighthearted, easy read that packs an intro course on socialism into a short volume.
"The most hilarious book about socialism since Karl Marx and his brother Harpo wrote their joke book." Warning to all Democrats, Republicans, and libertarians: this book might turn you into a closet socialist." Seriously is eye-opening, inspiring, and funny. "Danny Katch has done the impossible: he makes socialism sexy.
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