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008			140421s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780991247608 (paperback)
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050	1	4	_a002 E 907 _bA959w 2014
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100	1		_aAvlon, John P.
245	1	0	_aWingnuts : _bextremism in the age of Obama / _cJohn Avlon.
246	3		_aWing nuts
260			_aNew York : _bBeast Books, _c2014.
300			_a319 p. ; _c21 cm
520	2		_a"What's a wingnut? It's someone on extreme edge of the political spectrum--the professional polarizers and the unhinged activists, the hardcore haters and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide us instead of unite us. And they've hijacked American politics. In this new, updated edition, Wingnuts examines the outbreak of extremism in Obama era. Demagogues always do well during economic downturns and the fiscal collapse that preceded the election of America's first Black president proved to be a combustible combination. Chronicling the rise and fall of the Tea Party, John Avlon shows how hate-fueled rumors take hold, looks at the 'hunt for heretics' inside both parties and details the rise of hyper-partisan media. Avlon profiles preachers who are praying for the president's death, goes inside the growing 'Hatriot' militia movement and parallels the Obama-era 'Birthers' and the Bush-era '9/11 Truthers.' He compares current conspiracy entrepreneurs like Glenn Beck with past fear-mongers and demonstrates that demagogues have sold this paranoid style snake oil before. But the two parties' poisonous polarization, compounded by the echo-chamber of the internet and pervasiveness of partisan media are causing the fringe blur with the base. As a result, the Wingnuts are more powerful than ever before, leading directly to the division and dysfunction in Congress. We are allowing paranoids, hysterics and hyper-partisans to hijack our politics--but it doesn't have to be this way. Avlon asserts that moderate Main Street Americans need to stand up to extremists and re-center our politics. The book ends on a hopeful note--the conclusion is 'How to Take America Back from the Lunatic Fringe'"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 306) and index.
505	0		_aA Wingnut Glossary -- Introducing the Wingnuts -- A Brief History of Extremism in American -- The Rise of the Tea Party -- Obama Derangement Syndrome -- The Birth of White Minority Politics -- Partisan Media : Polarizing for Profit -- Sarah Palin and the Congressional Limbaugh Brigade -- Hunting for Heretics -- The Big Lie : Birthers and Truthers -- The Hatriots : Armed and Dangerous -- The Parallel Political Universe -- Conclusion: How to Take America Back from the Lunatic Fringe.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y2009-2017.
650		0	_aPolitical culture _zUnited States.
650		0	_aRight and left (Political science)
650		0	_aRadicals _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPolitical parties _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPolarization (Social sciences) _zUnited States.
650		0	_aMass media _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aHate _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFear _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States.
650		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica y gobierno _y2009-2017.
650		4	_aCultura política _xHistoria _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aRadicales _zEstados Unidos.
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