Heather's review
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America
by Chris Hedges
Heather's review
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America by Chris Hedges
Heather's review
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class-books,
religion
This book is an excellent review of some of the practices and ideas of the Christian Right, and Chris Hedges' view that these are the new fascists, intent on taking over America and the world. Hedges writes from a very biassed view- after all, he is arguing that these are the people who will bring about the downfall of America as we know it- but it is interesting. While perhaps my conclusions would not be as strong as Hedges', he argues it well and has great examples for the reader. Worth a read, either to rebut or to explore.
In class, I had to vouch for a lot of this stuff as real. A lot of blue America doesn't understand- there is an alternate lexicon and set of goals held by fundamentalist evangelicals. This book is an excellent primer.
In class, I had to vouch for a lot of this stuff as real. A lot of blue America doesn't understand- there is an alternate lexicon and set of goals held by fundamentalist evangelicals. This book is an excellent primer.
