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

challenging dark informative slow-paced

3.75

I enjoyed this book, but often the writing was difficult to orient myself in, as someone who doesn't know the names of right-wing politicians much less mass shooters. It felt wandering at times, and I often lost the thread of the chapter about half way through only to remember when she started to sum it up at the end. That said, the information and details on white supremacist groups in this book are horrifying but essential to know. Understanding how normal ass people get sucked into these hatefilled groups is the only way to understanding how to get them out of it. Seeing them as full people who weren't always neo-nazis and who see their neo-nazi-ism as a deeply held belief they've read & researched. It is essential to know their experience to know how to define them - not to excuse their behavior, but to better understand how they got where they are and how they can be brought back into the light.
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