Anne S. (tinyinkling) reviewed The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire on + 17 more book reviews
Matt Taibbi, while working for the Rolling Stone, goes undercover at an Evangelical megachurch. He finds a welcoming community he didn't expect to experience but also a willingness to engage in conspiracy theories. During his time undercover he explores many such mindsets covering both the right and the left. He concludes that the function of these worldviews is to give people who have feel powerless in our political system a reason for and a distraction from that powerlessness. If you read this book it's likely you'll have holes poked in a pet theory or two -- Whether that's UFOs, false flag operations, the oppression of true Christians in America, or the government planning out the demolition of WTC buildings on 9/11. In the absence of these theories you'll find yourself challenged to get to know your neighbors and get engaged.
