How many books do you read in a year?
It's not a judgement thing or a "I'm better than you" gimmick. I just sincerely want to know. You don't have to read Dostoevsky and Nietzsche to be eligible. Damn, if you read everything by Ann Coulter, I won't judge you: I'll put you in the "reading books regularly" team.
Of course, I have a premise: reading books, any book, stimulate the brain. If helps you organize the information and gain access to it rapidly. It also stimulates the love or writing, which is even better: it forces you to really dig into your brain, access long-time stocked information and mix it up with things you just heard, things you imagine and things that don't exist yet.
My hypothesis is simple: If reading and writing were common practice in the US, we wouldn't see what we're seeing in this Presidential race. If reading and writing were encouraged and hyped by the media as much as movies, shows and music, it would raise the overall level of discussion. It could even eradicate things like bigotry, misogyny, racism and immigration paranoia.
So just tell me Trump fans: how many books do you read in a year?
If a mod or a platinum could create a poll, it would be great. Just answer with a simple number if you don't want to engage in the discussion.
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PS: I rarely post in the War Room so be kind...
