Battlefield America

The War on the American People

De: John W. Whitehead, Ron Paul - foreword

Narrado por: Eric G. Dove

In Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the follow-up to his award-winning book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead paints a terrifying portrait of a nation at war with itself and which is on the verge of undermining the basic freedoms guaranteed to the citizenry in the Constitution. Indeed, police have been transformed into extensions of the military, towns and cities have become battlefields, and the American people have been turned into enemy combatants, to be spied on, tracked, scanned, frisked, searched, subjected to all manner of intrusions, intimidated, invaded, raided, manhandled, censored, silenced, shot at, locked up, and denied due process.

Yet this police state did not come about overnight. As Whitehead notes, this shift into totalitarianism cannot be traced back to a single individual or event. Rather, the evolution has been so subtle that most American citizens were hardly even aware of it taking place. Yet little by little, police authority expanded, one weapon after another was added to the police arsenal, and one exception after another was made to the standards that have historically restrained police authority. Add to this mix the merger of Internet megacorporations with government intelligence agencies, and you have the making of an electronic concentration camp that not only sees the citizenry as databits but will attempt to control every aspect of their lives. And if someone dares to step out of line, they will most likely find an armed SWAT team at their door.

©2015 John W. Whitehead (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

A sobering reality

This is a well written and well researched book which peels back the veneer of the police state which our great nation has become, revealing the unseemly underbelly of it all.
It is sobering in the sense that you get that the fox is already running the hen house, but it also gives some cause for hope because of the voices such as John Whitehead, Ron and Rand Paul and others
Well worth reading.

Jay

This accounts all the trends towards greater government control for what appears to be good reason. But the point is all of this, in the wrong hands, can too easily be used against us. Very good insight of obvious trends regarding the police state and a controlling corporate world as well.

Great Book Easy to Understand and to the Point

Information everyone should know but sadly most don't or deny about the world they live in.

The hunt is on, and we are the prey!

A very eye-opening account of the assault on America, by people who feign to have America's interest at heart. We are heading for some very troubling times, some of which we are seeing manifested since this book has been published. Put your armor on!

Time to wake up! Must read!

There is so much good information here from a book written over five years ago. You would think it was written last week. Take a chance at this and consider the clear evidence.

Wake up, America

This is a thoroughly well-documented exposition of current-day America and American fascism. Resist. Carefully. Non-violently.

A good listen but...

This was a very informative book. The narration is pleasant and engaging. However the author repeats statistics and incidents several times across many chapters. I do agree with the main point, that we are living in unprecedented times where we are surveiled 24/7 with little we can do to stop it. However I draw issue his apparent conclusion that cops (I'm not sure if he feels all cops) are part of a standing army, waiting to do the bidding of their government masters and his disdain for 'military grade' weapons and supplies being on the streets. While I do agree that most police departments probably don't need a tank, I feel very strongly that the average citizen has the right to have one should they have the means and ability. All in all a good book and worth the listen.

Pandemic 2020 Illustrated

America you were warned. And if you still care and do not give up hope, it is not too late to do something meaningful.

After listening to this book, I discovered that my own presuppositions about the hallmarks of constitutional liberty, for example, the right to vote, have served as a warm blanket.

My discovery opened my mind to the reality that my “frienemies” on both the left and right, whom I regularly agitate with social media posts about the philosophical base of our liberty, are the latent army of allies if we will only link arms in love.

This documentary of systematic oppression in the name of safety reminds every reader of every political persuasion to regard each other as human beings, created with unique worth and sharing the same internal, personal hopes and aspirations.

The enemy of our well-being is the vicious guard-dog we acquired to keep the nuisances away from our lawn.

As for a practical review, the writing is crisp, positively repetitive as in the chorus that accompanies each stanza. Yet it is not merely jargon or propaganda, it musically builds upon facts, followed by contextual explanation, followed by aspirational understanding. In a word, convincing.

To an extent, a part of the Forward by Ron Paul may be somewhat critically demotivating by its cautionary language about absorbing and confronting directly the excesses of a police state. Almost like warning, “don’t view these graphic videos of paramedics treating victims of drunk driving...just avoid driving drunk.” If you have the courage to care passionately about the truth when you hear it, you should not drink a shot of whisky before listening. My advice, take it all in soberly.

Final word. If you are currently experiencing the 2020 pandemic quarantine, immediately bump this book to the top of your reading list!

You'll want to pay attention to Mr Whitehead.

Hard to imagine the sort of person who would dismiss this compelling case about severe problems in our democracy. You've all likely seen pieces of this story in the news. But nowhere else will you find the full breadth and depth of arguments against the authoritarian state were evolving into. (And Ive read a dozen related books before - none near as complete, gripping and convincing).

In contrast to another reviewer's complaint, I found the author does a very credible and clear job of recommending how we take action.

America needs more people like author John Whitehead. A lot more. I hope some day you will join us.

A Must Listen

Listen to this book, stop being part of the problem and become part of the solution. Do it now.