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FASCISTS AMONG US

Jeff Sparrow

Online Hate and the Christchurch Massacre

The massacre of more than fifty worshippers at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, shocked the world. The murders were not random. They expressed a particular ideology, one that the alleged perpetrator described as ‘fascism'.

But what does fascism mean today ? and what kind of threat does it pose? Jeff Sparrow traces the history of the far right, showing how fascists have adapted to the new politics of the twenty-first century. Burgeoning in dark places online, contemporary fascism exults in violence and picks its targets strategically. Today, it is Muslims; tomorrow, it will be Jews or gays or Asians.

With imitative massacres already occurring around the world, Christchurch must be a wake-up call. This book makes a compelling, urgent case for a new response to an old menace.

Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, and broadcaster. He writes a regular column for The Guardian and contributes regularly to many other Australian and international publications. Jeff is a former member of the 3RRR Breakfasters team and the immediate past editor of literary journal Overland. He is the author of a number of books, including Money Shot: a journey into porn and censorship; No Way But This: in search of Paul Robeson; and Trigger Warnings: political correctness and the rise of the right.
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Published 2020-04-01 by Scribe Publications

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"This short but incisive book builds to a stirring and well-argued conclusion ... What Sparrow does so eloquently ... is overtly link fascism, historically and theoretically, with political violence." (FOUR STARS)

"With conceptual clarity and meticulous research, Jeff Sparrow has produced an indispensable guidebook to the intellectual and political sewers from which the Christchurch mass murderer emerged. Sparrow understands the role social media has played in the rebirth of fascism. He also understands that ideas matter." — Robert Manne, emeritus professor of politics and vice-chancellor's fellow at La Trobe University

- Crikey — https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/11/19/jeff-sparrows-the-facists-among-us/ - Daily Review — https://dailyreview.com.au/jeff-sparrows-facists-among-us/ - The Saturday Paper — https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2019/11/23/under-fire-the-new-fascism/15744276009117 - ABC with Myf Warhurst — https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/myf-warhurst/myf-warhurst/11723360 - ABC RN Late Night Life — https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/fascism-on-the-rise/11725174 - 7am Podcast — https://7ampodcast.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR1nivvxD8U3k7pvFcWVHGHx2H49SjyT6rDfFQFnEqMXf9PNutznSKmWqCw