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Lädt ... The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy (2023. Auflage)von David Neiwert (Autor)
Werk-InformationenThe Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy von David Neiwert    Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) fionaanne | Nov 15, 2023 |  This book primarily covers the period from the 1970s until now, largely because Neiwert has firsthand knowledge of this period from his research and journalism activity. This means that, while including explanations of many of the conspiracies and ideas, this is much more "on the ground" than many books. Those books are important, we have to be able to think both abstractly about the ideas as well as pragmatically about the actions. Neiwert offers some of both but is focused on the actions and strategies of the radical right. Ideally this book will be read not simply to understand these movements but to formulate countermeasures. This will hopefully serve as a call to action (or to arms if the radical right continues to insist on armed confrontation) for activists and a wake-up call for any politicians or policymakers who might be conservative but still prefer the idea of a democracy over some form of authoritarian rule. I would recommend this to anyone interested in what is happening in the US (as well as the rest of the world). If you have high blood pressure (as I do), just make sure you're taking your meds because this book will anger you as well as make you question those around you who pretend to not be like these extremists but still spew the same nonsense (we all know these people, probably related to a few of them). Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. (  ) pomo58 | Jul 18, 2023 | Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
The strange and terrible tale of the far right's long war on American democracy . . . From a smattering of ominous right-wing compounds in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s, to the shocking January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, America has seen the culmination of a long-building war on democracy being waged by a fundamentally violent and antidemocratic far-right movement that unironically calls itself the "Patriot" movement. So how did we get here? Award-winning journalist David Neiwert - who been following the rise of these extremist groups since the late 1970s, when he was a young reporter in Idaho - explores how the movement was built over decades, how it was set aflame by Donald Trump and his cohorts, and how it will continue to attack American democracy for the foreseeable future.Neiwert especially studies how the Pacific Northwest has long been a breeding ground of extremist violence, from the time when neo-nazis migrated to the area from southern California in the 1970s, through the great battles in Portland and Seattle and neighboring towns over the last decade. Laying out how these groups organize their terroristic violence and attacks on democratic institutions at every level-including local, state, and federal targets-Neiwert details what their strategies and plans look like for the foreseeable future. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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