Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this foruma book war hath begun
mi padre, who makes some Huns look like flaming liberals, and I exchange a bag of books at every meeting. I have to admit that I began it by including H L Mencken, and a collection of Robert Ingersoll, that so impressed me, that I was shocked that I had no chance to have read them before.
Dad, in his response, began including Brad Thor books, moved on to one O'Reilly POS, and now, some book from Glenn Beck. the Overton Window.
how can i respond in kind?
TxDemChem
(1,918 posts)Give him The Audacity of Hope. Or if you want some humor, a Bill Maher, Jon Stewart or Colbert book.
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)those books and authors were exchanged a few years ago. I am looking for new blood with which to infect him.
TxDemChem
(1,918 posts)I don't have anything new to offer
arcane1
(38,613 posts)I think he should start paying me royalties at this point
Does he read the books you give him?
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)Pop, I only read books that make me smarter, more intelligent, or better informed.
Then give him a couple of Robert Fulghum books.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)"My Pet Goat"?
seriously...
"A Universe From Nothing" Lawrence Krauss
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)gcomeau
(5,764 posts)http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-American-Government/dp/0028643534
Probably a safe bet that these would be immeasurably useful to anyone who took anything they wrote seriously.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)Have you given him "The People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn yet? (Actually anything by Howard Zinn)
http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-P-S/dp/0061965588
Or "The Republican Brain...." by Chris Mooney
http://www.amazon.com/Republican-Brain-Science-Science--Reality/dp/1118094514/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358467991&sr=1-5&keywords=liberal+politics+best+sellers
How about "Reflections of a Rock Lobster" by Aaron Fricke
http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Rock-Lobster-Aaron-Fricke/dp/0932870090
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)I thanked him often.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)Any dad who turned you on to Zinn isn't all that bad!
So what happened??????
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)And really hates Obama.
He is an amazing guy to talk to - so long as it is not about modern politics. Then, it is impossible to talk. I think he gets ever more conservative each day. I just learned late last year, he decided to watch Fox.
Scary, that.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)cuz the 'communist manifesto' would be too obvious.