A major study of movements that strive to overthrow the U.S. government, that often claim to be anti-imperialist and sometimes even anti-capitalist yet also consciously promote inequality, hierarchy, and domination, generally along explicitly racist, sexist, and homophobic lines. Revolutionaries of the far right: insurgent supremacists.
In this book, Matthew N. Lyons takes readers on a tour of neonazis and Christian theocrats, by way of the patriot movement, the LaRouchites, and the alt-right. Supplementing this, thematic sections explore specific dimensions of far-right politics, regarding gender, decentralism, and anti-imperialism.
Intervening directly in debates within left and antifascist movements, Lyons examines both the widespread use and abuse of the term “fascism,” and the relationship between federal security forces and the paramilitary right. His final chapter offers a preliminary analysis of the Trump presidential administration relationship with far-right politics and the organized far right’s shifting responses to it.
Both for its analysis and as a guide to our opponents, Insurgent Supremacists promises to be a powerful tool in organizing to resist the forces at the cutting edge of reaction today.
Show moreA major study of movements that strive to overthrow the U.S. government, that often claim to be anti-imperialist and sometimes even anti-capitalist yet also consciously promote inequality, hierarchy, and domination, generally along explicitly racist, sexist, and homophobic lines. Revolutionaries of the far right: insurgent supremacists.
In this book, Matthew N. Lyons takes readers on a tour of neonazis and Christian theocrats, by way of the patriot movement, the LaRouchites, and the alt-right. Supplementing this, thematic sections explore specific dimensions of far-right politics, regarding gender, decentralism, and anti-imperialism.
Intervening directly in debates within left and antifascist movements, Lyons examines both the widespread use and abuse of the term “fascism,” and the relationship between federal security forces and the paramilitary right. His final chapter offers a preliminary analysis of the Trump presidential administration relationship with far-right politics and the organized far right’s shifting responses to it.
Both for its analysis and as a guide to our opponents, Insurgent Supremacists promises to be a powerful tool in organizing to resist the forces at the cutting edge of reaction today.
Show moreMatthew N. Lyons has been writing about right-wing politics for over 25 years. He writes regularly for Three Way Fight, a radical anti-fascist blog, and his work has also appeared in The Guardian, New Politics, Socialism and Democracy, teleSUR, Upping the Anti, and other publications. He is co-author Right-Wing Populism in America and author of Arier, Patriarchen, Übermenschen: die extreme Rechte in den USA.
"Drawing on deep expertise and years of experience tracking the
shifting constellations of the insurrectionist Right, Matthew Lyons
guides readers through the history, ideology, and agendas of these
seemingly obscure but increasingly powerful political forces in
America. If you want to understand them, you need to read this
book."
--Mark Rupert, author of Ideologies of Globalization: Contending
Visions of a New World Order "A brilliant exploration of the U.S.
far right today and its many different strains. In wonderfully
clearheaded, deeply researched prose, Matthew N. Lyons provides a
cogent and innovative analysis of far-right movements, using
historical examination and his own contemporary reporting to expose
surprising truths about the far right's base, motivations, and
ambivalent relationship to capitalism. A vital resource for anyone
who wants to fight the alt-right and other 'insurgent supremacists'
in our midst."
--Donna Minkowitz, author of Ferocious Romance: What My Encounters
with the Right Taught Me about Sex, God, and Fury "Bold and
brilliant in its scholarship and ideological framing, Lyons
challenges all of us who yearn for real democracy to step up to
meet the challenge of the neofascist threat."
--Chip Berlet, editor of Eyes Right! Challenging the Right Wing
Backlash "Writing by writing, Matthew Lyons has filled in the face
of the new far right for us. It's facts he brings, not internet hot
air. In this strange moment, we all need Lyons's work more than
ever."
--J. Sakai, author of Settlers: The Mythology of the White
Proletariat from Mayflower to Modern "Insurgent Supremacists is one
of the best overviews of the recent U.S. far right, and a useful
corrective to sloppy popular accounts. Lyons takes the reader on a
lively tour through the far right's twists and turns, keeping a
critical eye on the role of gender, while highlighting the
movement's unusual elements like decentralization and
anti-imperialism."
--Spencer Sunshine, author of Up in Arms: A Guide to Oregon's
Patriot Movement
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