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Tales of American Idiocy
America has entered an Age of Idiocy-an age in which its citizens promote and practice self-destruction in exchange for a nebulous sense of security and self-righteousness. Worse, few Americans realize it. It is with this sad and somewhat humorous reality in mind that I wrote this book. I hope that by reframing American Idiocy using the animal kingdom and the supernatural realm, I might help wake America from the mass formation psychosis in which she has found herself and lead her back to wisdom and freedom. I hope you enjoy the following tales of American Idiocy: We Know What You Did Last Election The Camel Refugees of Horse Ranch Rose City Riot Black Lizards Matter Conspiracy Cat Delilah the Brave The Apartheid of the Swamp P.R. Infidel is a citizen of the United States of America who writes for fun. She is a professional, a Christian, and for now, that is all she can reveal about herself due to the controversial nature of her work.
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Published November 26, 2022
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March 19, 2023Do we need to know anything else about a book that has a chapter entitled "Black Lizards Matter"?
Oh wait, yes: the author describes herself as a Christian. Somehow I don't think she means she's a Quaker.
Oh wait, yes: the author describes herself as a Christian. Somehow I don't think she means she's a Quaker.
January 24, 2024
The Next George Orwell?
Not since Animal Farm have I read a book that epitomizes the foolishness and stupidity of the current world views. This is a satirical look at the world at large. Giving animals human ideologies shows us just how ridiculous we really are. I'm not saying that I buy into every point the author is trying to make but I love the way he puts it out there. This should be required reading in every high school just as Animal Farm was required when I was in school.
Not since Animal Farm have I read a book that epitomizes the foolishness and stupidity of the current world views. This is a satirical look at the world at large. Giving animals human ideologies shows us just how ridiculous we really are. I'm not saying that I buy into every point the author is trying to make but I love the way he puts it out there. This should be required reading in every high school just as Animal Farm was required when I was in school.
August 9, 2023
As an author myself I always remain open minded when I read the work of other writers. I know that being an author is tough in that some people simply don’t realize just how much effort, along with blood, sweat and tears that we put into our work. A story that we create is not only an extension of ourselves, but also very often our own thoughts and opinions on paper, something that I do quite often through my own writings.
With that, I thoroughly enjoyed the political satire of P.R. Infidel’s, 'Tales of American Idiocy'. It’s certainly thought-provoking and let me start by saying that I detest politics. I’ve been unhappy with the direction the country’s been going for quite some time, and I don’t simply mean recent time, I’m going back a few years with that statement. There’s far too much drama, which leads to bad decisions. I don’t identify with any political party, and I don’t like a system that basically says that if one side says black, the other says white. Regardless of which party anyone leans towards, the left or right, this book is certain to amuse and make you think. So, here’s my take on the book.
Warning: Spoilers!!!
Each story is depicted through the animal kingdom, both domestic and wild. The first story is told through the perspective of various animals within a horse barn being run by two political factions (right and left). Each animal represents either a political side, or various cultures, and the dialogue surrounds political struggles of our current time plus a war that is occurring outside of the barn. The story is meant to satirize our current political structure and problems of the world today, to include the right and left, war, racism, culture, behavior, and other ‘struggles’ that we deal with as a population and through politics. You can probably ‘guess’ just who the sheep, bear, donkeys, and camels represent in the story.
The second segment is about opinions, race, and nonconformity. And, how ‘your’ opinions don’t matter, only ‘my’ opinion does. We all know someone like this. The story surrounds two groups calling themselves the ‘Nazis’ and ‘Antifa’, and how they ‘battle’ each other, representing our history’s battles of conformists versus non-conformists. The story is about how we, many times, judge others and are quite possibly mistaken about who we think the other person is, and subsequently who we may be as well. It’s also heavily themed about the whole ‘gender’ issue that’s taken over America. That, and the fact that there are those that believe that violence is the only answer to our problems.
The third story, written from the point of view of a family of lizards, is about discovery. A young lizard, different in appearance from other lizards, lives in a rural area. It’s decided that he will accompany an elder lizard to the city, a place he’s never been, to sell their produce. Once in the city the youth discovers that it’s an all-to-different place. Drugs and gangs own the streets and soon the young lizard falls in with one group who is seeking to take what is his, and that which belongs to his family. The story is about youth and gangs, and ideals gone bad. It’s also about communism, as the young lizard soon discovers that the leader of the gang doesn’t live in poverty with the rest of his followers, but in reality, lives as a rich lizard outside of the gang neighborhood. It becomes a story of how the rich misrepresent themselves and steal from the poor for their own benefit. It’s also a tale of good versus evil.
The next story is about conspiracy theorists. This one being in the form of a cat. Only, this theorist appears to be correct. The story is about Covid-19 and the theories that evolved from that particular time in all our recent history, as driven by politicians and news networks. It’s told from the perspective of domestic pets watching their human ‘masters’ reaction to the virus and what is being told to them, and what they should do to survive. There is a twist at the conclusion of this story when it’s discovered that the humans aren’t actually human at all.
The next story continues with the theme of conspiracy theories. This one takes place in a field of deer, where the deer have been placed in ‘lockdown’. Obviously, another metaphor to Covid-19. One of the deer, which all the mature deer were listening to, is made to depict Dr. Anthony Fauci. The deer are convinced that hunters await to kill them if they venture from the field, another metaphor to the Covid lockdowns. The hunters being the ‘Covid’ virus and the woods being the ‘safe’ area of lockdown. One deer decides to venture out and discover the truth.
The final story involved a bit more thought and interpretation. It surrounded a group of piranhas that were given methamphetamine drugs, which mutated the fish. They were then released into an area inhabited by crocodiles. The drug is a metaphor for the Covid-19 virus. The crocodiles, guided by ‘science’, decide that to avoid being mutated themselves, but still have the ability to safely eat the fish in the river, they must take a form of methamphetamine themselves, a metaphor for the Covid vaccine. All but one crocodile takes the drug, and the one chooses not to and isolates himself from all the others. Over time the others succumb to the virus, and he remains healthy.
Regardless of opinions, and the author certainly provides her opinion throughout the stories, I found this book to be quite entertaining. Again, I do the same in my books. In telling the stories through animals, it made the content so much more enjoyable to read rather than to listen to someone’s direct opinions on certain matters affecting us today. I found myself agreeing with some of the stories, and not so much on others, but I enjoyed the story either way. This is an excellent, enjoyable read and highly recommended for those who enjoy reading political satire and can keep an open mind.
With that, I thoroughly enjoyed the political satire of P.R. Infidel’s, 'Tales of American Idiocy'. It’s certainly thought-provoking and let me start by saying that I detest politics. I’ve been unhappy with the direction the country’s been going for quite some time, and I don’t simply mean recent time, I’m going back a few years with that statement. There’s far too much drama, which leads to bad decisions. I don’t identify with any political party, and I don’t like a system that basically says that if one side says black, the other says white. Regardless of which party anyone leans towards, the left or right, this book is certain to amuse and make you think. So, here’s my take on the book.
Warning: Spoilers!!!
Each story is depicted through the animal kingdom, both domestic and wild. The first story is told through the perspective of various animals within a horse barn being run by two political factions (right and left). Each animal represents either a political side, or various cultures, and the dialogue surrounds political struggles of our current time plus a war that is occurring outside of the barn. The story is meant to satirize our current political structure and problems of the world today, to include the right and left, war, racism, culture, behavior, and other ‘struggles’ that we deal with as a population and through politics. You can probably ‘guess’ just who the sheep, bear, donkeys, and camels represent in the story.
The second segment is about opinions, race, and nonconformity. And, how ‘your’ opinions don’t matter, only ‘my’ opinion does. We all know someone like this. The story surrounds two groups calling themselves the ‘Nazis’ and ‘Antifa’, and how they ‘battle’ each other, representing our history’s battles of conformists versus non-conformists. The story is about how we, many times, judge others and are quite possibly mistaken about who we think the other person is, and subsequently who we may be as well. It’s also heavily themed about the whole ‘gender’ issue that’s taken over America. That, and the fact that there are those that believe that violence is the only answer to our problems.
The third story, written from the point of view of a family of lizards, is about discovery. A young lizard, different in appearance from other lizards, lives in a rural area. It’s decided that he will accompany an elder lizard to the city, a place he’s never been, to sell their produce. Once in the city the youth discovers that it’s an all-to-different place. Drugs and gangs own the streets and soon the young lizard falls in with one group who is seeking to take what is his, and that which belongs to his family. The story is about youth and gangs, and ideals gone bad. It’s also about communism, as the young lizard soon discovers that the leader of the gang doesn’t live in poverty with the rest of his followers, but in reality, lives as a rich lizard outside of the gang neighborhood. It becomes a story of how the rich misrepresent themselves and steal from the poor for their own benefit. It’s also a tale of good versus evil.
The next story is about conspiracy theorists. This one being in the form of a cat. Only, this theorist appears to be correct. The story is about Covid-19 and the theories that evolved from that particular time in all our recent history, as driven by politicians and news networks. It’s told from the perspective of domestic pets watching their human ‘masters’ reaction to the virus and what is being told to them, and what they should do to survive. There is a twist at the conclusion of this story when it’s discovered that the humans aren’t actually human at all.
The next story continues with the theme of conspiracy theories. This one takes place in a field of deer, where the deer have been placed in ‘lockdown’. Obviously, another metaphor to Covid-19. One of the deer, which all the mature deer were listening to, is made to depict Dr. Anthony Fauci. The deer are convinced that hunters await to kill them if they venture from the field, another metaphor to the Covid lockdowns. The hunters being the ‘Covid’ virus and the woods being the ‘safe’ area of lockdown. One deer decides to venture out and discover the truth.
The final story involved a bit more thought and interpretation. It surrounded a group of piranhas that were given methamphetamine drugs, which mutated the fish. They were then released into an area inhabited by crocodiles. The drug is a metaphor for the Covid-19 virus. The crocodiles, guided by ‘science’, decide that to avoid being mutated themselves, but still have the ability to safely eat the fish in the river, they must take a form of methamphetamine themselves, a metaphor for the Covid vaccine. All but one crocodile takes the drug, and the one chooses not to and isolates himself from all the others. Over time the others succumb to the virus, and he remains healthy.
Regardless of opinions, and the author certainly provides her opinion throughout the stories, I found this book to be quite entertaining. Again, I do the same in my books. In telling the stories through animals, it made the content so much more enjoyable to read rather than to listen to someone’s direct opinions on certain matters affecting us today. I found myself agreeing with some of the stories, and not so much on others, but I enjoyed the story either way. This is an excellent, enjoyable read and highly recommended for those who enjoy reading political satire and can keep an open mind.
April 3, 2023
This review is actually from Book Viral. They dont' post reviews to sites themselves. I know it looks like I am reviewing my own book and for that I apologize. At any rate, here is what they said:
"A cuttingly allegorical read!"
In an age where a politician’s every word and their social media posts are endlessly scrutinized, Tales of American Idiocy proves cuttingly allegorical.
Of course, authors have a long history of skewering political drives for tragicomic gain but just because satire is near the knuckle doesn’t detract from the kernels of truth that permeates its pages.
With its acerbic narrative perspective, dark humour, and even its absurdity it’s hard to deny the ever-present element of plausibility in Tales of American Idiocy that makes it quite terrifying and at the very least a damning indictment of America’s political players and society itself.
Regardless of which end of the political spectrum you find yourself on, there’s no denying we live in odd political times where truth is often stranger than fiction. From corrupt political structures, and shifting societal norms to the rise of puppet politicians Tales of American Idiocy cleverly highlights hot-button issues whilst helping us keep our sense of humour along the way.
Power, control and race are the dominant themes and in exploring these Tales of American Idiocy turns its spotlight on how politicians use wild rhetoric, fear and propaganda to establish themselves in power and exercise control.
“They talk about distributing food equally. But all they distribute equally is poverty and misery,” Tre says about Comrade Big C and given P R Infidels’ use of animal characters in all but three of the stories it’s not hard to draw comparisons with George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
Though Orwell’s novel is based on events that took place in 1917 its themes have never been more poignant. And like Orwell P R Infidel explores the idea of power leading to corruption with characters like Big C and Dr Foxi manipulating their position of leadership to exploit other animals in addition to other hot topic issues such as Black Lives Matter and the Covid pandemic. The lunacy of the latter being cuttingly observed in “Regarding Covidiocy” where Chester The Cat shares his particular take on the wearing of face masks and the impact of social isolation.
Here is the link to the full review: https://bookviralreviews.com/book-rev...
"A cuttingly allegorical read!"
In an age where a politician’s every word and their social media posts are endlessly scrutinized, Tales of American Idiocy proves cuttingly allegorical.
Of course, authors have a long history of skewering political drives for tragicomic gain but just because satire is near the knuckle doesn’t detract from the kernels of truth that permeates its pages.
With its acerbic narrative perspective, dark humour, and even its absurdity it’s hard to deny the ever-present element of plausibility in Tales of American Idiocy that makes it quite terrifying and at the very least a damning indictment of America’s political players and society itself.
Regardless of which end of the political spectrum you find yourself on, there’s no denying we live in odd political times where truth is often stranger than fiction. From corrupt political structures, and shifting societal norms to the rise of puppet politicians Tales of American Idiocy cleverly highlights hot-button issues whilst helping us keep our sense of humour along the way.
Power, control and race are the dominant themes and in exploring these Tales of American Idiocy turns its spotlight on how politicians use wild rhetoric, fear and propaganda to establish themselves in power and exercise control.
“They talk about distributing food equally. But all they distribute equally is poverty and misery,” Tre says about Comrade Big C and given P R Infidels’ use of animal characters in all but three of the stories it’s not hard to draw comparisons with George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
Though Orwell’s novel is based on events that took place in 1917 its themes have never been more poignant. And like Orwell P R Infidel explores the idea of power leading to corruption with characters like Big C and Dr Foxi manipulating their position of leadership to exploit other animals in addition to other hot topic issues such as Black Lives Matter and the Covid pandemic. The lunacy of the latter being cuttingly observed in “Regarding Covidiocy” where Chester The Cat shares his particular take on the wearing of face masks and the impact of social isolation.
Here is the link to the full review: https://bookviralreviews.com/book-rev...
September 20, 2025
Tales of American Idiocy is a daring and unapologetic satire that reframes current events through the lens of animals, the supernatural, and biting wit. P.R. Infidel doesn’t hold back in exposing contradictions, absurdities, and the dangers of mass conformity in today’s America.
Each story from “We Know What You Did Last Election” to “Conspiracy Cat” and “Black Lizards Matter” is both humorous and unsettling, mixing allegory with raw commentary. While often outrageous on the surface, the narratives carry sharp truths that make readers pause, laugh, and reflect.
This isn’t a book for the faint of heart or those unwilling to face uncomfortable questions, but for readers who appreciate bold satire with substance, it’s a clever, thought-provoking collection.
Each story from “We Know What You Did Last Election” to “Conspiracy Cat” and “Black Lizards Matter” is both humorous and unsettling, mixing allegory with raw commentary. While often outrageous on the surface, the narratives carry sharp truths that make readers pause, laugh, and reflect.
This isn’t a book for the faint of heart or those unwilling to face uncomfortable questions, but for readers who appreciate bold satire with substance, it’s a clever, thought-provoking collection.
January 3, 2025
I had no idea what I was in for when picking up this book. I love P.R's outlook on the current situation we are in. Working in the medical field and seeing it all up close and personal, being told I had to be vax'd or be fired (religious exemption thank heavens) I can completely relate to this view. Everyone falling in line but not actually understanding the consequences. The short stories were perfect. Each one keeps your interest and makes you look at the leading political in a new way.
Well done!
Well done!
January 12, 2025
Tales of American Idiocracy is a delightful satirical critique of recent events in the US. “Regarding Evil Politicians and Immigration without Representation” painfully accurately represents the 46th presidency. Stories like “Regarding Covidiocy” are humorously written from the point of view of those non-humans closest to us who bore witness to our decline in our homes—yes, our pets! I enjoyed each story, and I'd be interested in reading more from this author if further editions are ever published.
June 1, 2024
Tales of American Idiocy is a well-written read which is an allegorical satire on various topics of our time. Following along animal characters who have their own relations to the American idiots in question makes for an entertaining dynamic. Chester the tin-foil-hat-wearing conspiracy cat was a particularly fun one, as was the story of the deer trying to hide from the mysterious hunter.
My favorite scene was when the two characters run into a battle shouting about how everyone is oppressed. Hilarious.
Overall, a fun read which achieves everything it sets out to and which had me smiling from beginning to end, as I stewed on these wild times.
My favorite scene was when the two characters run into a battle shouting about how everyone is oppressed. Hilarious.
Overall, a fun read which achieves everything it sets out to and which had me smiling from beginning to end, as I stewed on these wild times.
May 18, 2023
I started this book, but have moved to my DNF shelves. I think it's a me problem, I know this is satire, but I also thought satire was a little funny. Didn't find it funny, maybe I will at a later date.
January 27, 2024
Idiocy is the theme
Abandon all hope. The author is the idiot. Truth is abandoned and delusion prevails in this pathetic attempt to cover recent History. I was a front line worker and saw first hand the ravages of covid. Don't bother reading this drivel.
Abandon all hope. The author is the idiot. Truth is abandoned and delusion prevails in this pathetic attempt to cover recent History. I was a front line worker and saw first hand the ravages of covid. Don't bother reading this drivel.
September 13, 2023
Absolutely loved this book!
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