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The Resource Raising them right : the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power, Kyle Spencer

Raising them right : the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power, Kyle Spencer

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"In the wake of the Obama presidency, a group of young charismatic conservatives catapulted onto the American political and cultural scenes, eager to thwart nationwide pushes for greater equity and inclusion. They dreamed of a cultural revolution-online and off-that would offer a forceful alternative to the progressive politics that were dominating American college campuses. In Raising Them Right, a gripping, character-driven read and investigative tour de force, Kyle Spencer chronicles the people and organizations working to lure millions of unsuspecting young American voters into the far-right fold-revealing their highly successful efforts to harness social media in alarming ways and capitalize on the democratization of celebrity culture. These power-hungry new faces may look and sound like antiestablishment renegades, but they are actually part of a tightly organized and heavily funded ultraconservative initiative to transform American youth culture and popularize fringe ideas. There is Charlie Kirk, the swashbuckling Trump insider and founder of the right-wing youth activist group Turning Point USA, who dreams of taking back the country's soul from weak-kneed liberals and becoming a national powerbroker in his own right. There is the acid-tongued Candace Owens, a Black ultraconservative talk-show host and Fox News regular who is seeking to bring Black America to the GOP and her own celebritydom into the national forefront. And there is the young, rough-and-tumble libertarian Cliff Maloney, who built the Koch-affiliated organization Young Americans for Liberty into a political force to be reckoned with, while solidifying his own power and pull inside conservative circles. Chock-full of original reporting and unprecedented access, Raising Them Right is a striking prism through which to view the extraordinary shifts that have taken place in the American political sphere over the last decade. It establishes Kyle Spencer as the premier authority on a new generation of young conservative communicators who are merging politics and pop culture, social media and social lives, to bring cruel economic philosophies, skeletal government, and dangerous antidemocratic ideals into the mainstream. Theirs is a crusade that is just beginning"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxiii, 344 pages
Note
"First Ecco hardcover published 2022"--T.p. verso
Contents
  • Introduction
  • PART 1. The Rise of a White, Male Obama-Hater
  • Birth of a Libertarian Messenger
  • The New Son
  • From the Ground Up
  • The Kid Is Gone
  • Part 2. "Coming out Conservative"
  • "Tired of Losing"
  • "I Hate Black People"
  • Conference Crusaders
  • Candace's Conversion
  • Boots on the Ground
  • Candace Builds Her Following
  • Prom Night for the College Conservative
  • Part 3. Firebombing the Internet
  • The Comeback Kid
  • The View from Candaceland
  • Sowing Seeds
  • Spreading the Steal Story
  • The Insurrectionists
  • Armed for the Future
Isbn
9780063041363
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Raising them right : the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power
Title
Raising them right
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the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power
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Kyle Spencer
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Raising them right
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the untold story of Americas ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In the wake of the Obama presidency, a group of young charismatic conservatives catapulted onto the American political and cultural scenes, eager to thwart nationwide pushes for greater equity and inclusion. They dreamed of a cultural revolution-online and off-that would offer a forceful alternative to the progressive politics that were dominating American college campuses. In Raising Them Right, a gripping, character-driven read and investigative tour de force, Kyle Spencer chronicles the people and organizations working to lure millions of unsuspecting young American voters into the far-right fold-revealing their highly successful efforts to harness social media in alarming ways and capitalize on the democratization of celebrity culture. These power-hungry new faces may look and sound like antiestablishment renegades, but they are actually part of a tightly organized and heavily funded ultraconservative initiative to transform American youth culture and popularize fringe ideas. There is Charlie Kirk, the swashbuckling Trump insider and founder of the right-wing youth activist group Turning Point USA, who dreams of taking back the country's soul from weak-kneed liberals and becoming a national powerbroker in his own right. There is the acid-tongued Candace Owens, a Black ultraconservative talk-show host and Fox News regular who is seeking to bring Black America to the GOP and her own celebritydom into the national forefront. And there is the young, rough-and-tumble libertarian Cliff Maloney, who built the Koch-affiliated organization Young Americans for Liberty into a political force to be reckoned with, while solidifying his own power and pull inside conservative circles. Chock-full of original reporting and unprecedented access, Raising Them Right is a striking prism through which to view the extraordinary shifts that have taken place in the American political sphere over the last decade. It establishes Kyle Spencer as the premier authority on a new generation of young conservative communicators who are merging politics and pop culture, social media and social lives, to bring cruel economic philosophies, skeletal government, and dangerous antidemocratic ideals into the mainstream. Theirs is a crusade that is just beginning"--
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11084231
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1970-
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Spencer, Kyle
Dewey number
320.50973
Index
index present
LC call number
JC574.2.U6
LC item number
S668 2022
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non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Right-wing extremists
  • Right-wing extremists
  • Conservatism
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Right and left (Political science)
  • Radicalism
  • Political action committees
  • Campaign funds
  • Christianity and politics
  • Identity politics
  • Youth
  • Youth
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Campaign funds
  • Christianity and politics
  • Identity politics
  • Membership requirements
  • Political action committees
  • Radicalism
  • Right and left (Political science)
  • Right-wing extremists
  • Youth
  • Youth
  • United States
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adult
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the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power
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Raising them right : the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power, Kyle Spencer
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"First Ecco hardcover published 2022"--T.p. verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-330) and index
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Contents
Introduction -- PART 1. The Rise of a White, Male Obama-Hater -- Birth of a Libertarian Messenger -- The New Son -- From the Ground Up -- The Kid Is Gone -- Part 2. "Coming out Conservative" -- "Tired of Losing" -- "I Hate Black People" -- Conference Crusaders -- Candace's Conversion -- Boots on the Ground -- Candace Builds Her Following -- Prom Night for the College Conservative -- Part 3. Firebombing the Internet -- The Comeback Kid -- The View from Candaceland -- Sowing Seeds -- Spreading the Steal Story -- The Insurrectionists -- Armed for the Future
Control code
on1338303389
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxiii, 344 pages
Isbn
9780063041363
Lccn
2022020649
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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(OCoLC)1338303389
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Raising them right : the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power, Kyle Spencer
Publication
Copyright
Note
"First Ecco hardcover published 2022"--T.p. verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-330) and index
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
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Contents
Introduction -- PART 1. The Rise of a White, Male Obama-Hater -- Birth of a Libertarian Messenger -- The New Son -- From the Ground Up -- The Kid Is Gone -- Part 2. "Coming out Conservative" -- "Tired of Losing" -- "I Hate Black People" -- Conference Crusaders -- Candace's Conversion -- Boots on the Ground -- Candace Builds Her Following -- Prom Night for the College Conservative -- Part 3. Firebombing the Internet -- The Comeback Kid -- The View from Candaceland -- Sowing Seeds -- Spreading the Steal Story -- The Insurrectionists -- Armed for the Future
Control code
on1338303389
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxiii, 344 pages
Isbn
9780063041363
Lccn
2022020649
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1338303389

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