Dumbocracy
Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right, and Other American Idiots
Marty Beckerman spends four years with foot soldiers of the Left and Right—pro-choice and anti-choice, pro-gay rights and anti-gay rights, pro-war and anti-war—and delivers a searing, hilarious indictment of the True Believer mentality. Whether it's banning free speech to protect people's feelings or to enforce religious morality, extremists have no use for our civil liberties because they have no other reason for living than victory. However, Beckerman is unafraid to expose their tactics—and their never-ending hypocrisies—with comical, over-the-top glee akin to South Park or The Daily Show. His grand political satire will have readers laughing on the floor and ripping the hair from their scalps.
- "Dumbocracy is a thoughtful book with great shock value geared to awaken, entertain and enlighten Marty's generation about the freedoms embedded in our Bill of Rights. Beyond the spoofing, it is passionate, scholarly, and delivers the message that young people need to hear."—Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Mike Gravel
- "[A] great book... I would certainly second everything Mike [Gravel] said."—Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- "Beckerman uses the deft and subtle touch of a sledgehammer. If you can read this entire book without being offended, then there is a good chance that you are illiterate. If you can read this entire book and not enjoy it, then there's a good chance you take yourself too seriously."—Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like
- "[A]musing, and often laugh-out-loud... Beckerman's research is, to put it in very clear terms, exceptional."—Ali Eteraz, the Guardian
- "[H]ilarious yet powerful... many of his rants are on point. ... And if he makes young readers pay attention to politics, more power to him."—Penthouse
- "If offensive humor is your thing, then Dumbocracy will be your bible... poignant... if you like South Park, The Daily Show or The Colbert Report, you won’t be able to hold in your laughter..."—The Daily Emerald, University of Oregon
- "[F]unny and gleefully provocative."—The Boston Phoenix
- "Beckerman ... goes beyond tipping the Sacred Cows of American Politics; he eviscerates them, bathes in their blood, makes suspenders from their intestines, and runs naked through the field of carcasses. He’s profane, mean-spirited, obscene, and damned hysterical."—Pajiba
- "[S]creamingly funny yet deadly serious... should be required reading... A review can’t really do Beckerman’s book justice... Nor is it easy to do justice to the genius of his writing."—The Moderate Voice
- "Marty Beckerman is one of the great young journalists of our time."—Mancow Muller, syndicated radio host
- "This is called thinking." —Andrew Sullivan, the Atlantic
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