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Good popular level book on defending one's positions, particularly for Christians. Certain political biases come through, but don't take away from the helpfulness of the book.
  
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Merissa (11656 KP) created a post

May 13, 2020  
TOUR, EXCERPT & #GIVEAWAY - The Pinebox Vendetta by Jeff Bond - @partnersincr1me​ (@PICVirtualTours - FB)​, @Archaeolibrary, @jeffABond, #Political #Suspense

From the author of The Winner Maker and Blackquest 40 comes The Pinebox Vendetta: a genre-bending thriller that combines a love story, cold-case murder mystery, and political blood feud — told over the course of a single breathless weekend.

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/the-pinebox-vendetta-by-jeff-bond
     
Black Christmas (2019)
Black Christmas (2019)
2019 | Horror
I have seen so many films like this that rely on political commentary in an inappropriate way, so I've come up with an outline that I will be filling out as a review for all of them.

Dear Black Christmas, if you are going to use political commentary as your main talking and plot point, it is essential that you use it in a classy and substance filled way. You did not do that, so please fade away into eternity. I especially didn't like the Brett Kavanaugh line, so please get over yourself and make your political commentary make sense. I root for you guys, but you make it very hard.
  
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Dean (6921 KP) rated Rendition (2007) in Movies

Jul 21, 2018  
Rendition (2007)
Rendition (2007)
2007 | Drama, Mystery
5
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A political thriller that starts well and asks some relevant questions. Has a slight twist and some good actors on show but overall left too many questions unanswered.
  
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Jay McInerney recommended Lost Illusions in Books (curated)

 
Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions
Honore de Balzac | 1837 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
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"Boy comes to the city to be a great writer; life ensues. A panoramic view of mid-19th-century Paris, with all its literary, erotic and political intrigues."

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Was good for some specific examples of how women are treated in third world countries. But in my opinion this is mainly ethnocentric, can feel 'preachy', and unnecessarily political at times.
  
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ScoobyGoo (155 KP) rated Controversy by Prince in Music

Jul 31, 2017  
Controversy by Prince
Controversy by Prince
1981 | Rock
Funky songs. (1 more)
Prince came back with this album with a raft of different subject lyrics, political, religious and about sexuality, which makes for a less self indulgent album.
Prince's 4th studio album.
  
Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death by Dead Kennedys
Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death by Dead Kennedys
1987 | Rock
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Favorite

Police Truck by Dead Kennedys

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"I just liked it because it was different and Jello Biafra has such a biting humor in his music. If you actually listen to his lyrics, they’re pretty amazing and almost political."

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Notes Towards an African Orestes (1970)
Notes Towards an African Orestes (1970)
1970 | Documentary
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"I love the juxtaposition between an ancient story and the political situation of the time. It is even stranger since these are only scoutings for a movie that will never be made."

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The Hate u Give
The Hate u Give
Angie Thomas | 2017 | Children
10
8.4 (54 Ratings)
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Heartbreaking (2 more)
Enthralling
Emotional
Heartbreaking but breathtaking
This book broke me. sometimes you read a book and sit there going that's a great story sometime you read a book and go that a great character. Once in a while you come across a story that supersedes that. This book may appeal to people for political reasons but it should appeal to everybody not on a political level but on a human one. This book is stunning in a heartbreaking way.