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The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America by Carol Anderson
3 reviews
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
this is a really hard read. this is a very very important book but it is incredibly difficult to stomach.
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Murder, Grief, Child death, Classism, Death, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Slavery
stevia333k's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
This book explained a lot of the unsaid microaggressions/macroaggressions things of anti-blackness that I sensed from not only the racist people I've interacted with but even movies (tho this book doesn't analyze movies)
Basically white settler colonizers especially on the plantations want to hunt & kill black people more than they want to go to war for rich white patriarchal capitalists.
When we look at antisemitism in Europe such as covered by "warrant for genocide" by norman cohn, those pogroms match up mostly with the anti-blackness in USA.
Basically white settler colonizers especially on the plantations want to hunt & kill black people more than they want to go to war for rich white patriarchal capitalists.
When we look at antisemitism in Europe such as covered by "warrant for genocide" by norman cohn, those pogroms match up mostly with the anti-blackness in USA.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Stalking, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death, and War
kryan1's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
4.0
The topics in this book were incredibly heavy, but Carol Anderson wove them together in a way that was unapologetic, clear, and profound. My favorite aspect of this book was Anderson's ability to incorporate historical quotes so seamlessly into her own writing. The book has provided so much clarity on events that have been muddied by history textbooks or the media. The Second gives context to the true danger that lies in the Second Amendment, and presents a compelling argument for the hypocrisy it exemplifies.
I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to better understand how racism is written into the very fabric of our nation, and how we must work to uproot it permanently.
(Full Disclosure: I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway)
I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to better understand how racism is written into the very fabric of our nation, and how we must work to uproot it permanently.
(Full Disclosure: I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway)
Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Racial slurs
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