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Far-Right Fantasy - A Sociology of American Religion and Politics (Paperback)
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Far-Right Fantasy - A Sociology of American Religion and Politics (Paperback)
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Far-Right Fantasy is a straight-forward, jargon-free study of
contemporary American right-wing extremism. Accessible to both
professional and lay audiences, it allows activists to speak for
themselves in their own words. It takes the self-announced
religious motivations of extremists seriously, and illustrates this
by citing numerous cases of radical politics. The book addresses
the strengths and weaknesses of the standard psycho-social-cultural
explanations of far-right activism. It shows how extremists are
similar educationally and psychologically to their more
conventional neighbors; that they get into the movement in the same
way that others become peace activists or radical
environmentalists, namely, through their ties with fellow workers
and church-goers, family members, and classmates; and that their
views are given a patina of certainty by being repeatedly
corroborated within closed, non-contaminated communication systems.
The book avoids being preachy or judgmental, but it does try to
challenge readers morally by submitting far-right fantasy to a
formal ideology critique. It does this by showing how the reforms
it recommends - a marketplace free of regulation, draconian
immigration restrictions; an end to the federal reserve bank and
the income tax; a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution;
anti-union "right to work" laws and a return to debt slavery; the
privatization of schools, the post office, and the commons, and so
on - contradict its ostensible goal, which is to protect and
enhance middle class interests. Far-Right Fantasy is suitable for
adoption as a supplemental text in political psychology and
sociology, sociologies of religion and knowledge, collective
behavior, and American political history.
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