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Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy by Talia Lavin

21 reviews

klsreads's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

There was a lot I really liked about this book. The scary look into far-right infiltrative journalism really put me on edge. Lavin is incredibly brave and principled. However, much of this book read like a collection of well-written journal articles. The overall story lacked cohesiveness. I enjoyed each section independently ("We Keep Us Safe" was a standout), but don't go into this expecting a deep dive into the path of online radicalism. It's good as a more intro-level text of vignettes. Lavin's writing is strong, personal, and emotional, though I found it repetitive (and I spent a fair amount of time looking up words). 3.5 stars.

"To those who find themselves uncomfortable with the operation of antifascists outside the comfortable bounds of institutions and, at times, the law, I remind you that the French partisans of World War II were acting illegally, while the Einsatzgruppen had the full support of German law. We tend to like our noble lawbreakers to be comfortably in the past, where time and death have sanitized them into heroes, and to suffer those who struggle against injustice in the present only grudgingly, if at all."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Child death and Pandemic/Epidemic

amyjo25's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism

alicrafty's review

challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

clicc_clacc_jac's review

challenging dark informative fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

 - I think it is important, when you can manage it, to look at horrible things straight on so you know what you're up against. That said, CULTURE WARLORDS is filled with some of the most horrifying and horrific things I've ever read, all the more terrifying because it's all happening right under our noses.
- I think if you've spent any time at all learning about (or experiencing) what the far right is up to, there isn't a lot of new information in this book. However, Lavin really does a great job of linking seemingly disparate ideologies, events, and social and governmental failures together to show how we arrived here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kalifer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Honestly, this was a very sad read. However, it is very relevant in our society. Extremist are everywhere, and we have to be mindful of how they interact with the society at large. It's terrifying to me that these people are so hateful and disgusting. And I know they take joy in people feeling that way. It's just depressing that this is the world we live in. But I don't believe it's completely hopeless. Yet, I think it is important to take a break from such hatred, because if we do not let ourselves rest, we risk not being able to fight for each other. I hope the writer of this book was able to rest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Religious bigotry

collins1129's review

dark informative fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

lefrough's review

challenging informative fast-paced

4.25

I found this really engaging and easy to read. Found myself wanting more which is why I haven't given it 5 stars. Would have liked to see more in-depth analysis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

Lavin explores the reality of the online alt-right, so be prepared to read about their abhorrent views

acy's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

internationalreads's review

dark funny informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment