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A review by jbdunn
I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains by Chuck Klosterman
5.0
As usual Klosterman messes with my head with this book. He questions the entire thought process behind labeling someone a "villain". Starting with The Eagles and reaching all the way to Hitler, he discusses our definitions and the public's desire to demonize people. The concept that villains are those who know but don't care doesn't completely settle well with me but I was fascinated by the comparisons Klosterman draws between similar people (i.e. Hitler vs Mao/Stalin). Since I'm still digesting this book, instead of really getting into my review, I thought I'd share the texts that I sent while reading it:
-Why DO we differentiate between D.B. Cooper and the 9/11 terrorists? Is it because there are no deaths? Cooper wasn't responsible for any deaths but he did threaten violence.
-Why do we demonize HRC and Lewinsky? I'm not comfortable saying WJC is a villain though. I love him.
-I think I'm a villain.
-I do love that people use Machiavelli but don't know anything about him. He's become a cultural phrase.
-Klosterman uses words like "antediluvian" and I bet he even knows it means. I do not nor do I need to. I don't think.
-I like how The Eagles and the Hitler chapters are less about the people themselves and more about our reactions to them.
-Why DO we differentiate between D.B. Cooper and the 9/11 terrorists? Is it because there are no deaths? Cooper wasn't responsible for any deaths but he did threaten violence.
-Why do we demonize HRC and Lewinsky? I'm not comfortable saying WJC is a villain though. I love him.
-I think I'm a villain.
-I do love that people use Machiavelli but don't know anything about him. He's become a cultural phrase.
-Klosterman uses words like "antediluvian" and I bet he even knows it means. I do not nor do I need to. I don't think.
-I like how The Eagles and the Hitler chapters are less about the people themselves and more about our reactions to them.