The Last American - Softcover

De LA Cerda, Diego; De La Cerda, Diego

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571970843 ISBN 13: 9781571970848

Publisher: Ivy House Pub Group, 1998

Synopsis

The Last American by Diego de la Cerda, is a nonfiction book which deals with American society and politics.

In this book, de la Cerda expresses his concern that the United States' stability is being threatened by several major factors. He also proposes solutions which he believes will put the United States back on the right track.

De la Cerda is in favor of a major reform in the United States' voting system. He believes that voting rights should be restricted and that only qualified and informed voters should cast ballots. On page 13, the author says, "Theoretically, the voting population can be graded from the ideal to the illiterate. Thereby, if you introduce into the ideal society the most unfit and unwanted elements, you reduce the quality of life and degrade the nation." The author favors a form of democracy similar to that found in ancient Greece, where only a select portion of the population had voting rights.

Specifically, the author is against voting by many immigrants. He thinks America places too much emphasis on human rights, which attracts mass numbers of foreigners to this country. While some immigrants (educated and skilled individuals) are an asset to America, de la Cerda says, the vast majority are not. These immigrant groups vote according to what will benefit them personally, not what is best for the United States. On page 14 the author says, "The new American theory of 'diversity' turns the foreign outcast into a respectable 'vote' in the next Presidential election. The Latino influence in Washington will finally control immigration."

De la Cerda also criticizes Marxism because he sees it as unrealsitic and doomed to failure. In its place, the author proposes a new political/economic system called the Econokratia model.

Econokratia would emphasize business and capitalism rather than rejecting it, as Marxism did. Under the Econokratia system, individuals who work in a particular trade, industry or profession would join group guilds. Each guild would have a certain number of votes in elections, and the guild would vote for the candidates favored by the majority of guild members. Individuals would only vote indirectly.

In addition, each guild would have the final say on who it granted membership to. "Individuals of questionable character and citizenship are refused Guild membership. ... The unfit are eliminated from the voting process, not by the state, but by their community Guilds! Guild voting will prevent aliens from taking over the nation."

De la Cerda believes diversity serves to divide a country rather than strengthen it. He is therefore in favor of strong leadership with ultimate control over the nation. He holds up Argentinean leaders Juan Domingo Peron and his wife Eva as shining examples of such leaders.

De la Cerda believes the United States is a strong and wonderful nation, but he also believes strong reforms are needed to save it from otherwise inevitable downfall.

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From the Publisher:

Often the best way to evaluate a country's political, economic and social performance is from the exterior, from an objective standpoint that receives information of the entity as a whole, rather than from a small corner within. Diego de la Cerda has elected himself one to do this effectively, with a frank and passionate doctrine that delves into the politics and society of the United States, taking the reader down potential paths he forecasts for the country. De la Cerda provokes response and consideration, regardless of accord, with a well-researched point of view and an outlined plan of action.

The Last American explores the author's own economic and cultural theory, Econokratia, which emphasizes de la Cerda's stance on issues such as human rights, voting rights and immigrants' rights. In this work de la Cerda is straight-forward, astute, even accusatory in this national call to action. Yet his words are not empty, but operational, as de la Cerda provides resolution in the midst of presumed chaos, using pointed references and examples.

From the Inside Flap:

"Bring me men to match my mountains, Bring me men to match my plains, Men with empires in their purpose, And New Eras in their brains."

Sam Walter Foss Deigo De La Cerda is such a man. Recognizing the threat of American pacifism in the face of growing revolutionary influence in Central and South America, The Last American is the author's clarion call for America to reassert its strength in the political pandemonium that reigns in much of the western hemisphere. De La Cerda has witnessed the gradual degradation of American influence in the New World. The Last American maps out the pattern of infiltration used by revolutionaries to paralyze our influence in developing and struggling nations, including their insidious use of the human rights agenda to win media support at the expense of the people they claim to represent. Like a man of true enterprise, De La Cerda does not just sound an alarm or point a blaming finger. He has a plan. The Last American sets forth an operation theory for economic and political survival, Econokratia, that addresses the need for economic growth while acknowledging the needs of the people suffering from violations of their personal sovereignty. The Last American changes the political game of power and economic influence in Central and South America by putting forth a plan firmly grounded in the American ideals of life, liberty and free enterprise. Our challenge lies in implementing such a plan before it is too late.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivy House Pub Group
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1571970843
• ISBN 13: 9781571970848
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260