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eososray's review against another edition
3.0
It was good, not awesome. But it offered a view into a world that I am unfamiliar with. It mostly focused on 3 particular women and gave the impression that they joined these groups to gain purpose in their lives, and the authors wonders if they would really like the world to be the way they are proposing, as none of them would really fit into those molds.
Reminded me a little of what I have read on Phyllis Schlafly, so anti-feminist but she followed none of what she preached in her own life.
Reminded me a little of what I have read on Phyllis Schlafly, so anti-feminist but she followed none of what she preached in her own life.
torireadsagain's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
nickjagged's review against another edition
4.0
Well put-together synthesis of research and reportage; serves as a fantastic counterpoint to the failings of another recent profile of a far-right, Teitelbaum's "War for Eternity" on Steve Bannon. Whereas the former operates with credulity towards his subject, Darby skillfully navigates the various ideological rationalizations and falsehoods undergirding her subjects' arguments to emerge into a far richer space: the precarious balancing act between the benefits women derive from far-right activism and the losses suffered through the ways that community regards women. A very good read.
ariel937's review against another edition
4.0
growing into adulthood during the rise of trump and white nationalism, i became very aware of the tactics used during that time to spread their hateful ideas. i watched video essays, read blogs and newspapers, and even watched the youtube debates from both sides. i was interested but hesitant to pick this book up because in a lot of ways, i already knew the tactics they employ to garner support and sympathy. iâm not claiming to be an expert, but i was possibly more aware of this time in our political history that the average person. that being said, i donât regret reading this book.
i thought this would only chronicle the history and the recent rise of white nationalism in the USâand while there is that, i was pleasantly surprised to find we follow 3 specific womenâwhom iâve actually never heard of before. they were each complex and while i donât have sympathy for the few who turned their backs (or retreated into a less public, more private form of indoctrination), i do think it painted a good picture of the types of women susceptible to this life. i realized during my time binge watching political videos, that i was watching the content majority made by white men. i hadnât taken into account the roles white women played in this movement.
i think this is an excellent account of the events leading up to the 2016 election and the still/lingering issues still prevalent in our political climate. itâs not perfect and i wish there were a few more topics and outliers the author could have dived intoâbut overall, i think this is a worthy read!
i thought this would only chronicle the history and the recent rise of white nationalism in the USâand while there is that, i was pleasantly surprised to find we follow 3 specific womenâwhom iâve actually never heard of before. they were each complex and while i donât have sympathy for the few who turned their backs (or retreated into a less public, more private form of indoctrination), i do think it painted a good picture of the types of women susceptible to this life. i realized during my time binge watching political videos, that i was watching the content majority made by white men. i hadnât taken into account the roles white women played in this movement.
i think this is an excellent account of the events leading up to the 2016 election and the still/lingering issues still prevalent in our political climate. itâs not perfect and i wish there were a few more topics and outliers the author could have dived intoâbut overall, i think this is a worthy read!
abookishwitch's review against another edition
In less than 15 minutes, Seyward uses the n-word with a hard ârâ three times. She even reads it in the audiobook version. We are all adults who know what ân-wordâ means. She did not need to say/write the words especially with the hard ârâ. The book would have still made the same points wi  TV out her use of the word. White progressive women using this word is unacceptable.Â
andipants's review against another edition
4.0
Journalists covering topics like this walk a fine line -- too many soft-focus "they're just like us" details and suddenly you're making proponents of literal genocide look warm and fuzzy, but too much distance and broad-strokes description and you end up on a Cletus safari, enlightening no one and just fanning the flames of endless culture war. In general, I don't think we need more humanizing portraits of modern-day Nazis, but I do find Darby's point about white nationalist women, specifically, being overlooked and underestimated fairly compelling. She is correct that on its face, the idea of women avidly supporting an openly misogynistic movement seems ludicrous, but writing them off universally as idiots, liars, and victims of manipulation is misogynistic in and of itself. White women are clearly gaining something from their participation in this ideology, so Darby sets out to discover what that may be.
She meticulously places modern hate movements into historical context, and also discusses how some of their racist talking points have trickled into mainstream discourse, making easy entry points for someone vulnerable to and curious about the topic. She mostly does a very good job of explaining her subjects' thought processes and motivations in a way that makes sense, while still highlighting to readers the inaccuracy of their "facts" and the vast gaps in their logic. Even so, debunking every last racist aside mentioned here would take several books (something she mentions herself at one point), and while on the one hand I want to hand this book to several of my "moderate" acquaintances and tell them "Look! This thing you keep saying and insisting is not racist is literal Nazi propaganda!", on the other hand I'm slightly concerned that some of them might see these ideas and think "Well, I didn't think I was a white supremacist, but these people make some good points." Paranoid on my part, perhaps, but it's certainly a topic that warrants caution.
At any rate, this is a well-researched and important contribution to the discussion about white nationalism that my country so desperately needs to grapple with.
She meticulously places modern hate movements into historical context, and also discusses how some of their racist talking points have trickled into mainstream discourse, making easy entry points for someone vulnerable to and curious about the topic. She mostly does a very good job of explaining her subjects' thought processes and motivations in a way that makes sense, while still highlighting to readers the inaccuracy of their "facts" and the vast gaps in their logic. Even so, debunking every last racist aside mentioned here would take several books (something she mentions herself at one point), and while on the one hand I want to hand this book to several of my "moderate" acquaintances and tell them "Look! This thing you keep saying and insisting is not racist is literal Nazi propaganda!", on the other hand I'm slightly concerned that some of them might see these ideas and think "Well, I didn't think I was a white supremacist, but these people make some good points." Paranoid on my part, perhaps, but it's certainly a topic that warrants caution.
At any rate, this is a well-researched and important contribution to the discussion about white nationalism that my country so desperately needs to grapple with.