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A review by paulgtr234
The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal by Mary L. Trump
4.0
This was a hard book to read. It tells the truth in a brutally honest way that can be hard absorb even for those who are open to accepting the truth of white privilege. As a liberal white male I am painfully aware of the damage done to all by the lie of white supremacy. Even so, it can be daunting to read the truth of it laid bare on the page.
As much as some of us want to celebrate the advances that have been made towards a more equitable society, it is clear that there is still much to do to bring justice for everyone in our country. We live in a dangerous time. There have always been people who believe in the superiority of one particular class of light skinned, anglo-saxon, protestants - but recent events and leadership have emboldened those people. Unless the rest of us stand up and resist and most importantly, do the work to heal each other and ourselves, the reckoning that Mary L. Trump speaks of will be a painful period in our history.
I grew up reading about the rise of Nazi culture in Germany thinking that could never happen here. Four horrible, scary years of TFG have taught me that in fact it CAN happen here. In fact, unless a whole lot of people step up and refuse to allow it - it WILL happen here. That is as scary a thought as anything I have encountered in my entire life.
As much as some of us want to celebrate the advances that have been made towards a more equitable society, it is clear that there is still much to do to bring justice for everyone in our country. We live in a dangerous time. There have always been people who believe in the superiority of one particular class of light skinned, anglo-saxon, protestants - but recent events and leadership have emboldened those people. Unless the rest of us stand up and resist and most importantly, do the work to heal each other and ourselves, the reckoning that Mary L. Trump speaks of will be a painful period in our history.
I grew up reading about the rise of Nazi culture in Germany thinking that could never happen here. Four horrible, scary years of TFG have taught me that in fact it CAN happen here. In fact, unless a whole lot of people step up and refuse to allow it - it WILL happen here. That is as scary a thought as anything I have encountered in my entire life.