Politics and Pro-Wrestling: How to Understand and Cope with the Mahem

Politics and Pro-Wrestling: How to Understand and Cope with the Mahem

Using a kaleidoscope of past and recent political campaigns to reveal the manipulation and lies devised to gain power through elections. Inside, encounter the players and the plays used in professional wrestling—the angles (the storylines), the barkers (the media), and the gimmicks (the roles, circuses and professional wrestling organizations use to sway our loyalty to perceived good), and more. After reading this book, you will never again look at politics through the same lens. Hart removes voters’ rose-colored glasses to reveal the underbelly by uncovering the similarities between professional wrestling’s methods and those used repeatedly in politics, both historically and today. Christopher Hart: Founder, show host, entrepreneur and business owner. Chris was born on a farm in Jenkinsburg, GA, Chris and his family relocated to Central Florida in 1960. In 1982, Chris graduated from UCF with a bachelor’ s degree in Philosophy and Political Science. He attended UCF Political Science Graduate School from 1993-94 and completed course work towards a graduate program. After working in the corporate world, in the field of live entertainment production for 20 years, Chris started his own business as a carpenter and home remodeler in 2000.