Alexander Berkman - The Average American - 1935
Channel: ObscureAudioHistory
Date: 2022-12-22

Alexander Berkman discusses the misconceptions and simplistic view many had of Americans in Europe. Describing how the Europeans mythologized Americans and mobsters and cowboys thanks to popular media depictions. He relates this to prohibition which almost perfectly parallels the issues we have today with the drug war. 

the source for this reading can be found here. 
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/berkman/1935/average-american.html

#anarchism #prohibition #america