Deliverance from Stupidparty Land by Patrick M. Andendall

Patrick M. Andendall’s Deliverance from Stupidparty Land: How to Eradicate the Destructive Forces Destroying American Democracy is the third volume in the Stupidparty series. I stumbled upon Deliverance and started there without realizing there were other books. Luckily, I did not feel like I was missing information that I needed to make sense of Deliverance.

I am not always a fan of overly harsh critiques. Most are just angry rantings, rather than a viable method of evaluation. However, the author makes the case that the goings-on in politics today are so VERY stupid that they cannot be critiqued in any other way. And to that, I say, “Touché, sir. Touché.”

He is painfully right. The evidence Andendall has collected and presented from around the web is downright shocking. One hears rumors regarding the actions and behaviors of certain members of the American government (and others). If you’re not interested in following that world, though, it’s easy to ignore what’s happening under the surface.

Many of us—in fact, most of us—are aware of some level of insanity currently going on with right-leaning (FAR-right-leaning) politicians. But to see it all in one place is quite grotesque. Deliverance reminds me to never turn a blind eye to what’s happening on the main stage, even if I’m not all that interested in following the story. Andendall points so clearly to the ugly, sinful underbelly of the current Republican regime. How far will these representatives go to secure the future of their own interests and dogmas, with little to no regard for anyone else? As far as they want, all the while convincing us it’s a good idea, apparently! Ugh.

Andendall reminds me that I must face a certain responsibility–the responsibility of the general citizen to refuse to let politicians “just do their thing.” I have this faulty assumption that politicians are generally acting like reasonable adults. That may have been the case, once upon a time. But even so, it’s evident that it is no longer a reality. Andendall shows the reader what is actually going on in right-wing politics today, with a shocking number of reasonably diverse references (with handy clickable links on the Kindle edition).

In Deliverance, Andendall is also clearly passionate about “fake Christians.” Now THIS is a subject that is close to my heart. I may not agree with the author on every opinion he holds, but on this subject, I agree 110%. I could rant on forever about fake Christians and their perplexing beliefs, but I encourage you to read Deliverance instead. Andendall does the topic justice, to be sure.

The book is well written and mostly concise in its delivery. As usual, I feel that it would benefit highly from an outside editor, and most certainly a proofreader, as would many self-published books. The errors that do occur are relatively superficial and do not detract much from readability.

This book is so acerbically unapologetic in its style. I am happily surprised to see there are no 2- or 1-star reviews. Andendall’s “Onions” seem like precisely the kind of people to leave a bad review because they don’t agree with what the author has to say. I’m glad they haven’t, it just seems like they would.

You can find Patrick M. Andendall’s Deliverance from Stupidparty Land on Amazon in Kindle and paperback editions.

Until next time,
Jenna

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