Americosis

A Nation's Dysfunction Observed on Public Transit

Sam Forster

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English

The Sutherland House Inc.
07 March 2024

History of the Americas; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Society & culture: general; Conspiracy theories

Virtually every problem with the modern American mode of living stems from three major cultural characteristics: a pathological attachment to the automobile, a horrifying apathy toward the obesity epidemic, and a deeply engrained fetishization of employment.

This should be plain to anyone paying attention, but it's especially clear if you sell your car and spend six gruelling months riding public transit in Dallas, Texas, arguably the nation's most regrettable example of urban dysfunction.

For half a year, I got on the train in one of the biggest cities in the wealthiest nation of all time, only to find myself surrounded by people who are either homeless or commuting to a job that hardly keeps them above the poverty line. Most of them are morbidly obese, and those who aren't are only slim because of heroin or some other destructive analgesic.

This country is in shambles for reasons that are material and obvious, but if you turn on the TV, the only issues our political and media intelligentsia find time to talk about are drag queens, QAnon crackpots, the sexual misadventures of partisan pseudo-celebrities, and other such sparkly hysterias. It's all ludicrous political stagecraft that has absolutely nothing to do with the lives of normal Americans, to say nothing of the weakest and most miserable. These conditions, which constitute a clear cultural disease, are so ugly and glaring that a diagnostic report like this really shouldn't be necessary.

By: Sam Forster
Imprint: The Sutherland House Inc.
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9781990823282
ISBN 10: 1990823289
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 07 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

SAM FORSTER is a journalist who writes for numerous outlets in Canada and the United States. Previously, he worked as a reporter for The Buenos Aires Times. He has a BA from the University of Alberta and an MA from the University of Toronto, where he served as a graduate associate at the Centre for Ethics.

Reviews for Americosis: A Nation's Dysfunction Observed on Public Transit

""Sam Forster [...] has compiled his observations in a helpful little book called Americosis. A blend of cultural analysis, data collection, and bright journalistic color, Forster offers a delicate treatment of coarse content."" The American Conservative - Harry Scherer