Book · 2020 · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Culture Warlords
My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
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So, you know, your first book, Culture Warlords, was traumatizing for you to craft, right? because you had to spend so much time in these digital spaces in some in some cases physical spaces with you know neo-Nazis 4chan guys um you know aspiring terrorists.
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Like, I wrote Culture Warlords in 9 months, so I was like totally immersed constantly. You just like didn't come up for air. Yeah. At all.
Why people recommend it
Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin is an investigative look into the online and physical ecosystems of neo-Nazis, 4chan extremists, and aspiring terrorists. The book was discussed on Behind the Bastards across multiple episodes in late 2024. Molly Conger spoke with author Talia Lavin on It Could Happen Here Weekly, asking her to compare the difficult reporting process of her first book with her subsequent work. Conger highlighted that crafting Culture Warlords was a traumatizing experience because it required Lavin to spend an immense amount of time immersed in dark digital and physical spaces populated by extremists and hate groups. Lavin reflected on the intense psychological and professional demands of that project, noting that she wrote the book over a grueling nine-month period. She explained that she was totally immersed in the material constantly during that timeframe, likening the writing process to an intense dive where she never once came up for air. The discussion emphasized the heavy personal toll that investigating and documenting online extremism can take on a researcher and writer.
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Molly Conger So, you know, your first book, Culture Warlords, was traumatizing for you to craft, right? because you had… 2
“So, you know, your first book, Culture Warlords, was traumatizing for you to craft, right? because you had to spend so much time in these digital spaces in some in some cases physical spaces with you know neo-Nazis 4chan guys um you know aspiring terrorists”
“So, you know, your first book, Culture Warlords, was traumatizing for you to craft, right? because you had to spend so much time in these digital spaces”
Talia Lavin Like, I wrote Culture Warlords in 9 months, so I was like totally immersed constantly. You just like didn't… 1
“Like, I wrote Culture Warlords in 9 months, so I was like totally immersed constantly. You just like didn't come up for air. Yeah. At all.”
