The 3 stars is more because it was compelling to read for a conspiracy theory fan like me. It's definitely not for how believable I found it. I also get how he got condemned for using the discredited Protocols of Zion, (for which he doesn't blame Jewish people but the shadowy Brotherhood who control the world, where goyim is a word for those who do not belong, rather like the way knitters sometimes use muggles to refer to non-knitters)

Yes, there is a core of interesting ideas about how we're unthinkingly walking into a world of being controled by the 1%, where we look to today and not to tomorrow and the damage being done. Where Walmart employees have to rely on handouts to survive instead of having a living wage. Yes these things are not good, but I don't think there's an alien race imposing this on humanity, I think we need to take ownership of the situation and actually do something about it rather than trying to blame someone else.

Yes, there is probably propaganda and people who work at keeping people accepting of the status quo, and there are always going to be people who want others to make their decisions for them, whether that's through religion, science or whatever but there are also a lot of frustrated people who are too tired to make changes.

Made me angry where it needs citations, he makes claims or uses the phrase "I believe..." and doesn't offer expliantions, he's saying throughout that you should questions received wisdom but then saying that you should trust him. I really did want a "citation needed" stamp throughout. He also has a bibliography that doesn't reflect the book, text that appear in your work should be in the bibliography, otherwise it's "extra reading" or "recommended further reading" or "recommended reads". In many instances there are quotes from people that lack sources which is just not good enough. He also talks about religion as being wrong and evil but fails to see the people within many of those religions who have strived for good.

Interesting, wrongheaded, with some food for thought and eyerolling moment as well. ( )