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A review by jedwardsusc
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America by Chris Hedges
3.0
I found plenty to criticize. Hedges skips too quickly through disjointed anecdotes. He links people like R.J. Rushdoony and Pat Robertson together through a vague and underdeveloped conception of Christian Dominionism. Etc.
But coming to this book in 2018, I also found plenty of insights. Hedges’s discussion of the fundamentalist degradation of truth in his chapter on creationism and his discussion of prosperity preaching’s links to politics are, if anything, more relevant in America today than they were in 2007. Overall, it’s a more thoughtful, insightful and prescient analysis than I expected going in. Imperfect, but recommended.
But coming to this book in 2018, I also found plenty of insights. Hedges’s discussion of the fundamentalist degradation of truth in his chapter on creationism and his discussion of prosperity preaching’s links to politics are, if anything, more relevant in America today than they were in 2007. Overall, it’s a more thoughtful, insightful and prescient analysis than I expected going in. Imperfect, but recommended.