Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations, and the Quest for Democracy [Paperback]

Introduction: The great societal bonfire

1 The bonfire of social relations and democracy: The self-destructing society, tipping points of social disconnection, and the path to sociocide and policide

2 The bonfire of the new Robber Barons: Melting down productive relations and dissolving the workplace

3 The bonfire of the tech revolution: AI and social media, surveillance capitalism, and the sociocide of Silicon Valley

4 The bonfire of the vanities: The over-heated American Dream, me over we, and the culture of social media and the lonely

5 The bonfire of environmental devastation: Climate change, COVID19, and the sociocidal shock doctrine

6 The bonfire of the armed society: Packing heat, militarized America, and the new war system at home

7 The bonfire of American fascists: Racial and class policide, the anti-Democratic Party, and ballots to bullets in the Trump era

8 Beyond the bonfire: Historic lessons, sociophiliac movements, and creating deep democracy and community

Index

Praise for Charles Derbers previous works:

This book is joyfully jammed with wisdom, experience, tools and motivation to overcome the ravages of the corporate state. So gripping is Welcome to the Revolution you can scarcely put this book down without putting yourself down.
Ralph Nader for Welcome to the Revolution

Charles Derber is one of our most astute and eloquent social critics& His political analysis is persuasive and is enlivened by graceful prose.
Howard Zinn for Greed to Green

In this lucid and informed study, Charles Derber breaks through the necessary illusions and shows how the United States is being turned into a sociopl|