Pre-Owned Trumpocalypse Now!: The Triumph of the Conspiracy Spectacle (Paperback) 1939149789 9781939149787

9781939149787. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. The controversial 2016 election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States sparked a debate that promises to define the global political dialogue going forward. Behind the scenes, however, a deeper dynamic has been put into play: conspiracy theory has moved from the fringe onto America's central stage. This book examines The Donald's history of creating alternative realities with "alternative facts" and the authentic conspiratorial points of view from which they arise. Trumpocalypse Now! takes a look at Trump's career as a conspiracy theory celebrity, his trafficking in such notions as birtherism, Islamofascism and 9/11, the conspiracies of the Clinton era, and the JFK assassination.It also examines the controversies of the 2016 election, including the cyberhacking of the DNC, the Russian involvement and voter fraud. Learn the parapolitical realities behind the partisan divide and the real ideological underpinnings behind the country's most controversial president. Chapters include: Introduction: Alternative Facts; Conspiracy Celebrity--Trump's TV Career; Birtherism; 9/11 and Islamofascism; Clinton Conspiracies; JFK--Pro-Castro Fakery; Cyber Hacking the DNC; The Russian Connection; Assassinologist; End Times; The "Golden Showers" Dossier; more. Read the entire British Intelligence report by Christopher Hill on how Trump is being blackmailed by the Russians for his sexual escapades in Moscow.