Day of Reckoning (eBook)

How the Far Right Declared War on Democracy

Mike Wendling (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
171 Seiten
Pluto Press (Verlag)
9780745349725 (ISBN)

Infos

An invaluable guide to the forces of American conspiracy theory that are currently bending our world out of shape Gabriel Gatehouse, presenter ofThe Coming Stormon BBC Radio 4A vivid and sobering look at the web of connections that link the furthest reaches of the far right to [Trump] ... Day of Reckoning is a stark warning J.M. Berger, author ofExtremismExcellent powerfully exposes the drivers behind todays most dangerous anti-democracy movements. An essential read for those who value liberal democracy as we know it Julia Ebner, author ofGoing MainstreamThe MAGA movement was in retreat after Donald Trumps defeat in 2020, but the fascist fringes have not just survived, they continue to thrive and burrow into the mainstream. The January 6 Capitol riot prosecutions have done little to curb their enthusiasm for mayhem.In this chilling expos of the far right, Mike Wendling encounters Covid deniers, QAnon supporters, Capitol rioters, and Proud Boys, uncovering the roots of a movement that threatens to shatter the foundations of democracy.Trumps base in the GOP is committed to their candidate like never before. Apocalyptic messaging ensures that white nationalist groups see the next election as a life-or-death struggle, and they are uniting to back the one person they can all agree on.Mike Wendling is US National Digital Reporter for the BBC, based in Chicago. He is the co-founder of the BBCs disinformation unit and was editor and presenter of BBC Trending. He has decades of experience covering extremism, the American far right, social media and disinformation, and is the author ofAlt-Right: From 4chan to the White House.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.5.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: 2024 Election • accelerationism • alt-light • alt-right • anonymity • Antisemitism • anti-vaccination • anti-vaxxers • BBC • Breitbart • Capitol Riot • capitol riots • Charlottesville • Christian nationalism • Christian nationalists • Conspiracy theories • Counterculture • covid deniers • domestic terrorism • Donald Trump • Elections • Extremism • far-right • Fascism • GamerGate • Groypers • Immigration • Incel • Islamophobia • january 6 • January 6th • misogyny • Nazism • Neo-Nazis • oath keepers • Patriot Front • pro-Russia trolls • proud boys • Qanon • Racism • reddit • Richard Spencer • Social Media • Steve Bannon • terrorism • three percenters • US politics • Violence • white supremacy
• ISBN-13: 9780745349725 / 9780745349725