Fascism today

what it is and how to end it

by Shane Burley

304 pages

English language

Published Sept. 23, 2017

ISBN:: 978-1-84935-294-9
OCLC Number:: 974677495

(3 reviews)

Fascism Today looks at the changing world of the far right in Donald Trump's America. Examining the modern fascist movement's various strains, Shane Burley has written an accessible primer about what its adherents believe, how they organize, and what future they have in the United States. The ascension of Trump has introduced a whole new vocabulary into our political lexicon—white nationalism, race realism, Identitarianism, and a slew of others. Burley breaks it all down. From the tech-savvy trolls of the alt-right to esoteric Aryan mystics, from full-fledged Nazis to well-groomed neofascists like Richard Spencer, he shows how these racists and authoritarians have reinvented themselves in order to recruit new members and grow.

Just as importantly, Fascism Today shows how they can be fought and beaten. It highlights groups that have successfully opposed these twisted forces and outlines the elements needed to build powerful mass movements to confront the institutionalization of …

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Hope reviewed Fascism today by Shane Burley

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5 stars

While reading this I realised that prior, despite how much we talk about facism and antifa, I would not have been able to explain exactly what makes facism exactly facism, and now I can which feels very empowering. Extremely well written -- not too jargony as to be hard to follow and super clear in its x to y to z of how alt right figures develop. I found it especially enlightening wrt why things like paganism, occultism, and folk are so appealing to and rife with fascists. Very good ground work read and very much recommend.

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5 stars

Gonna be honest, this was sitting on my shelf for a month. And then in my bag for another month. I've been meaning to start down the research rabbit hole of current politics, especially as I'm an organizer and there's a lot more to know besides my limited experience. For some reason, though, I was afraid to pick it up and go.

I realize in retrospect that the fear was simply that it'd strike too close to home. And it did! I live in Portland, and the author lives in Portland, and he was talking about events I attended. It helped to pull it into a larger picture of what's going on in the US. And it was terrifying and relieving to learn that some of my own observations weren't just one-offs I'd made up in my head - they're becoming universal. It's not the city I live in, it's the whole damn country. Burley does a terrific job of outlining the threats, and helping you come to your own conclusions.

I've been vacillating between 4 and 5 stars because of one minor detail that's actually a major detail for me, and that's the use of "transgendered" - aren't there editors who're supposed to catch those things? - but, knowing that the author has already gotten that feedback, and knowing he's responsive to it, I'm going with the 5 stars.

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Subjects

Politics and government
Fascism
History
Radicalism
Populism

Places

United States