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A review by princessrobotiv
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
4.0
This book was infuriating. Many times, I found myself needing to put it down to keep myself from feeling sick to my stomach.
In her Epilogue, Anderson calls America the "Land of Missed Opportunities," and that phrase certainly sets the stage for the litany of horrid disappointments and flagrantly racist obstructions of civil rights that she documents in this book. It's sickening and frightening and horribly sad what we've missed out on, what unforgivable crimes we've committed, simply because hatred and fear and ignorance has caused us to destroy ourselves and our country. It's even worse to know that we're still doing it every day and that most of us believe it's morally correct - even patriotic and brave - to strip the dignity and rights from millions upon millions of people. As if, as Anderson speaks on more than once, this will have zero lasting consequence to our society as a whole. As if somehow, flying against the face of reason and factual evidence, this will somehow make us stronger. What absolute delusion.
This book is an invaluable text for anybody wishing to cement their anti-Conservative/GOP talking points in legislative and historical fact. And it isn't just recreating the wheel, either; I've been delving into social justice discourse for several years now, and there were so many times in this book that I found myself shocked at the information I didn't know.
I borrowed this book from the library, as I do most of my books, but take my advice if you're thinking about reading it: buy it. I'm going to.
In her Epilogue, Anderson calls America the "Land of Missed Opportunities," and that phrase certainly sets the stage for the litany of horrid disappointments and flagrantly racist obstructions of civil rights that she documents in this book. It's sickening and frightening and horribly sad what we've missed out on, what unforgivable crimes we've committed, simply because hatred and fear and ignorance has caused us to destroy ourselves and our country. It's even worse to know that we're still doing it every day and that most of us believe it's morally correct - even patriotic and brave - to strip the dignity and rights from millions upon millions of people. As if, as Anderson speaks on more than once, this will have zero lasting consequence to our society as a whole. As if somehow, flying against the face of reason and factual evidence, this will somehow make us stronger. What absolute delusion.
This book is an invaluable text for anybody wishing to cement their anti-Conservative/GOP talking points in legislative and historical fact. And it isn't just recreating the wheel, either; I've been delving into social justice discourse for several years now, and there were so many times in this book that I found myself shocked at the information I didn't know.
I borrowed this book from the library, as I do most of my books, but take my advice if you're thinking about reading it: buy it. I'm going to.