sadgirlsidney's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Colonisation, Islamophobia, and Antisemitism
Minor: Rape
stevia333k's review against another edition
2.0
While I think the context this book debuted in makes it insulting to black lives matter activists (and even some of the text is insultingly vague too), I like how this book gave profiles of civilian organizations & their organizing problems because it helps explain why people seek red-brown alliances (which for example can be seen in cases of domestic violence & addiction focusing on blue coats as a treatment).
I also liked how it framed terrorist organizations like the KKK as a franchise business. Basically look into business organizing to get insight on terrorist organizing since they both come from a source of company towns & extractivist/colonization firms.
So this is either 3 or 4 stars. I give it 4 stars because this gives me insight on some organizations around me, but otherwise this would've maxed out at 3 stars.
Like it's literally about 1 person's career, mainly 1 undercover investigation, and it doesn't give a profile of the whole police department. The data black lives matter activism is able to get from data leaks, lawsuits, and newspaper compilations is more informative than 1 case. Like this is a whole thing that cook county district attorney Kim Foxx emphasizes, and even she doesn't get investigations nor justice for black trans women & the femicides against my trans sisters. This author is to the right wing of Kim Foxx. (Also the author doesn't get much specific about leftist organizations that don't trust cops, which fair enough because I wouldn't want a cop speaking in behalf of the left much anyways.)
This book was recommended to me before the terrorist attack/hatecrime at Club Q in Colorado Springs. I feel like that's an example of how this book under serves our communities.
The stars are liable to drop as I have more time to feel it. Actually I'm dropping it to 2 as I've sat with it for 6 hours because I literally gave "Hitler's American Model" & "Everybody wants to be a fascist" 1 star for assuming the audience is anti-fascist when the medium doesn't fit that, even though I agree with those points. I give this 1 more than 2 because at least this book snitches, but I'll drop it to 1 star later if I feel like it.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Racism, and Religious bigotry
frannyd's review
3.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Antisemitism, Classism, Homophobia, and Misogyny
greatexpectations77's review
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry
veskumelooni's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Antisemitism
theallmightyme's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Hate crime and Antisemitism
irex_enia's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Gun violence and Cursing
kaela_arcuri's review
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Hate crime
linnylionheart's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence