It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US

It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US

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  • Create Date：2021-04-26 20:31:40
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Alexander Laban Hinton
  • ISBN：B08L9JHRN6
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Reviews

Alyssa Montague ，

I was able to read an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Overall， this book was interesting and I was able to learn quite a few new concepts and some more information about past events that I was not previously aware of。 It also provided information about other books that I am now looking into reading as well。 The only issue I had with this book was that after a while it seemed to drag and was pretty repetitive。 There were times I would have to check to make sur I was able to read an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Overall， this book was interesting and I was able to learn quite a few new concepts and some more information about past events that I was not previously aware of。 It also provided information about other books that I am now looking into reading as well。 The only issue I had with this book was that after a while it seemed to drag and was pretty repetitive。 There were times I would have to check to make sure I had not bumped the screen to a previous page since information that had already been presented in full was again presented like it was something new shortly after。 。。。more

Nathan ，

So you're basically auditing one of Hinton's classes at Rutgers， wherein you're systematically uncovering how likely it is that the US could begin performing a crime such as genocide and， in the midst of that， exploring how we've all but done it in the past。 As Americans， we're quick to feel as if we're in some sort of figurative tower， somehow above and beyond other places without our freedoms and amenities; Hinton exposes our comfort as ignorance but while also refraining from becoming accusat So you're basically auditing one of Hinton's classes at Rutgers， wherein you're systematically uncovering how likely it is that the US could begin performing a crime such as genocide and， in the midst of that， exploring how we've all but done it in the past。 As Americans， we're quick to feel as if we're in some sort of figurative tower， somehow above and beyond other places without our freedoms and amenities; Hinton exposes our comfort as ignorance but while also refraining from becoming accusatory or harsh。 His questions poise the reader toward reflection and growth--this is not only a mark of how good he is at teaching， but how learned he surely must be in exploring these tense， volatile matters in public forums。 There's an education to be had not only in terms of the potential for crimes of genocide under a Trump presidency， but an analysis of cultural genocide in our country， perspective on why white supremacists act as they have by illuminating their most oft-cited resources and argument points （e。g。 The 14 Words）。 The section on white replacement， honestly， is one that I've run into frequently， even when the people I'm speaking to can't quite articulate it。 It's not at all meant to be an echo chamber for the left-leaning or anyone who's anti-Trump; to the contrary， it's a sweeping aid in picking apart why the far-right would be in a position to indulge in violent acts that they wouldn't have considered to perform just ten years ago （yep， it's because they felt that they had the support of the White House itself）。 We often can better sympathize with a group and， more importantly， diminish divisive thought， when we try to stop referring to someone as "the other" and work to understand them and their points of view。 Hinton is by no means looking to ask a person of color to cut a Proud Boy some slack， but learning what the "other side" draws from is an integral part of remaining civilized and， well， preserving one of the greatest things about this country （and the world）。 I'm truly just scratching the surface of the content。 Very glad I read it， and it gave me lots of useful information going forward。 Many thanks to NYU Press and NetGalley for the advance read。 。。。more