The Dig: The Roots of White Power Violence With Kathleen Belew
The man who carried out the massacre in Pittsburgh was motivated by a belief that Jewish people were conspiring to destroy the white race by way of orchestrating mass immigration. It's a conspiracy theory with deep roots in America's violent white powe...
November 7, 2018
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November 7, 2018
The Dig: The Roots of White Power Violence With Kathleen Belew
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The Dig: The Roots of White Power Violence With Kathleen Belew
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<p>The man who carried out the massacre in Pittsburgh was motivated by a belief that Jewish people were conspiring to destroy the white race by way of orchestrating mass immigration. It's a conspiracy theory with deep roots in America's violent white power movement and that today is echoed by Trump and <i>Fox News</i>. Dan interviews Kathleen Belew on her book <i>Bring The War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America</i>, a history of the white power revolutionary movement from 1975<span>–</span>1995.</p><p>Thanks to Verso Books and University of California Press. Check out the excellent titles they have for sale at <a href="http://www.versobooks.com" rel="nofollow">www.versobooks.com</a> and <a href="http://www.ucpress.edu" rel="nofollow">www.ucpress.edu</a>.</p><p>Please support this podcast with money at <a href="http://patreon.com/TheDig!" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/TheDig!</a></p>
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