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Bezig met laden... Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America (editie 2018)door Vegas Tenold (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkEverything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America door Vegas Tenold
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I have to admit, I could not finish this book. It was just too disturbing, and too much for me to handle, the fact that there are still people in the world who think and believe the things the author discovered. The white supremacy groups, who once appeared relegated to the trashbin of history, have found new life in their belief that Donald Trump is their savior. It was just sickening. The writing is good. Perhaps others will be able to power through the wretchedness of these people, but I just could not. I'm left fearful for what is happening to us. And wondering how in the world did the author persevere through witnessing this? geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:The dark story of the shocking resurgence of white supremacist and nationalist groups, and their path to political power Six years ago, Vegas Tenold embedded himself among the members of three of America's most ideologically extreme white nationalist groups-the KKK, the National Socialist Movement, and the Traditionalist Workers Party. At the time, these groups were part of a disorganized counterculture that felt far from the mainstream. But since then, all that has changed. Racially-motivated violence has been on open display at rallies in Charlottesville, Berkeley, Pikesville, Phoenix, and Boston. Membership in white nationalist organizations is rising, and national politicians, including the president, are validating their perceived grievances. Everything You Love Will Burn offers a terrifying, sobering inside look at these newly empowered movements, from their conventions to backroom meetings with Republican operatives. Tenold introduces us to neo-Nazis in Brooklyn; a millennial Klanswoman in Tennessee; and a rising star in the movement, nicknamed the "Little F�¼ by the Southern Poverty Law Center, who understands political power and is organizing a grand coalition of far-right groups to bring them into the mainstream. Everything You Love Will Burn takes readers to the dark, paranoid underbelly of America, a world in which the white race is under threat and the enemy is everywh Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)305.800973Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalism General Biography And History North America United StatesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This book is well written, and it certainly does take us inside the white nationalist movement. The author spent years with these various groups, attending their meeting and rallies, and getting to know some of the individuals involved. Throughout the book, we're there with these people as they organize events and justify their messages of racism and prejudice. We see how groups form, split apart, and come together in new groups to sometimes become stronger.
While interesting, I felt the middle of the book became repetitive and a little disorganized. I got tired of reading the same messages from the same people, told in a different way at a different meeting, but the same nonetheless. We bounce from one group to another, from one rally to another, without a clear purpose. I wanted better cohesion, and perhaps more input from a sociological standpoint from the author.
I'm also not totally sold on the fact that these people we meet are a fair representation of the white nationalist movement. I don't know how any of them manage to organize anything at all, much less how they would be a threat. Most of them are childish, narrow-minded, quick-tempered, uneducated racists. This feels too much like the expected stereotype. Clearly, these groups are not made up of all backwoods bigots. I would have liked to meet some of the more educated members who are involved in politics and business, though I imagine those people would not be willing to spew their rancid words to a journalist.
This book does offer some valuable insight and is certainly worth reading.
*I received an ebook copy from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.* ( )