Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-12-17
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 63
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Garrison Davis discussed Siege by James Mason and THE TURNER DIARIES by ANDREW MACDONALD. James Stout criticized The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. Also mentioned: The Book of revelation by Rupert Thomson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Siege
Siege by James Mason is a foundational and disturbing text that outlines the ideology and tactical approaches of accelerationist white supremacist groups like Atomwaffen.
Discussed“Um, this goes back to the Turner diaries, even pre that stuff. This is in siege. Um, and this is, you know, there has been very recently this summer a couple of pieces”
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THE TURNER DIARIES
The Turner Diaries by Andrew Macdonald is a notorious anti-Semitic and anti-government apocalyptic novel that depicts a violent white supremacist revolution in the United States.
Discussed“Um, this goes back to the Turner diaries, even pre that stuff. This is in siege. Um, and this is, you know, there has been very recently this summer a couple of pieces”
Where to get it
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The Monkey Wrench Gang
The Monkey Wrench Gang is an eco-anarchist novel by Edward Abbey that follows a group of activists engaging in sabotage to protect the American Southwest.
Critiqued“If you're familiar with Hey Juke and Edward Aby's ecoanarchist novel, The Monkey Ranch Gang, that's a pretty good way to envision Paul, albeit without the misogyny and racism that makes it pretty hard to have any respect for that book or its author.”
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The Book of revelation
The Book of revelation by Rupert Thomson is a profound scriptural and literary work exploring apocalyptic visions and spiritual themes.
Discussed“Utopianism is on the right now. They they also need to have some type of conflict. They need to have a purging episode. You have to purge everybody that's on the other side to enter utopia. And that that's why Christians are really into it. They read the book of Revelation.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Um, so we went in initially and we've gone into the bookshop and I found uh a book that told me that holding hands is foreplay. Uh that was called Sex in Marriage. Uh I've seen a book with a pink triangle on the cover that is about LGBTQ people.”