In this timely and well-researched book, New York Post investigative reporter Jonathan Karl traces the rise of the militia movement, interviews hundreds of militia members around the country, and returns with an eye-opening account of what these Americans are thinking. Includes eight-page photo insert.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Although I do have some criticisms of the book, on the whole I find it well-written and fair. I recommend it, with a few reservations.
Karl quotes me as saying things orally, such as at the first muster in San
Antonio, April 19, 1994, which were in fact excepted from written materials delivered to the attendees. I did say things like that
orally, but so far as I know, no one was taping my comments and so the quotes are actually paraphrases.
Karl does a good job distinguishing the militia movement from the racial separatist/supremacist movements. He makes it clear they
are actually in opposition to one another. I would agree that any such book needs to examine both, since they have been connected
by anti-militia propaganda, but he leaves the impression that in their manifestation as independent groups they are comparable in
strength and significance, when in fact the independent militia movement is vastly larger and more important. Independent racist
groups are few and small in number. The major threat from organized racism comes less from such independent groups than from the
ways such people have pervaded law enforcement organizations, where their fascist mentality not only endangers minorities, but the
general population.
Karl quotes me as saying things orally, such as at the first muster in San
Antonio, April 19, 1994, which were in fact excepted from written materials delivered to the attendees. I did say things like that
orally, but so far as I know, no one was taping my comments and so the quotes are actually paraphrases.
Karl does a good job distinguishing the militia movement from the racial separatist/supremacist movements. He makes it clear they
are actually in opposition to one another. I would agree that any such book needs to examine both, since they have been connected
by anti-militia propaganda, but he leaves the impression that in their manifestation as independent groups they are comparable in
strength and significance, when in fact the independent militia movement is vastly larger and more important. Independent racist
groups are few and small in number. The major threat from organized racism comes less from such independent groups than from the
ways such people have pervaded law enforcement organizations, where their fascist mentality not only endangers minorities, but the
general population.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The title and cover appear designed to make the buyer think he's getting a lurid expose'. Inside, the reader will find that...there is nothing lurid to expose.
Karl discovers that militias are comprised of average people who hope that tramping around in the woods will somehow help shrink the size of the federal government. He finds that these groups openly welcome law enforcement professionals as members, so they're obviously doing nothing illegal. And he learns that the handful of racist "militia" groups such as Aryan Nations are pitiably small and laughably ineffective. (The "World Conference" of the largest of these organizations drew fewer attendees than a typical suburban Little League baseball game.)
If you're a Morris Dees-type who needs a boogeyman to get riled up about, avoid this book. You'll find it much too depressing.
Karl discovers that militias are comprised of average people who hope that tramping around in the woods will somehow help shrink the size of the federal government. He finds that these groups openly welcome law enforcement professionals as members, so they're obviously doing nothing illegal. And he learns that the handful of racist "militia" groups such as Aryan Nations are pitiably small and laughably ineffective. (The "World Conference" of the largest of these organizations drew fewer attendees than a typical suburban Little League baseball game.)
If you're a Morris Dees-type who needs a boogeyman to get riled up about, avoid this book. You'll find it much too depressing.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Material is a little dated but it gives an excellent portrait of events that are being duplicated right now.
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Good overview
Although a little dated now, this is a good, brief, easy-to-read overview of the militia movement in the United States.
Published on June 22, 2003 by K Scheffler
A good, balanced look at the Militia Movement
This was an interesting little book (I read it in about two hours). The author does an excellent job of presenting the post-Oklahoma City bombing militia movement in a fair,... Read more
Published on July 18, 2001
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