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03914aam a2200385 i 4500 001 FC047876010B11EEB5B5CDCD2BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230602010835 008 221209s2022 nyu b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2022435080 020 $a 9780593230824 020 $a 0593230825 035 $a (OCoLC)1354231632 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d UAH $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E185.615 S395 2022 100 1 $a Serwer, Adam, $0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2021027034 $e author. 245 14 $a The cruelty is the point : $b why Trump's America endures / Adam Serwer. 250 $a One World trade paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b One World, $c 2022. 300 $a xx, 404 pages ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Introduction -- The cruelty of backlash: Welcome to the second redemption -- The cruelty of the lost cause: The myth of the kindly General Lee -- The cruelty of the lies we tell ourselves: The nationalist's delusion -- The cruelty of reconciliation: Civility is overrated -- The cruelty of the mob: The cruelty is the point -- The cruelty of the nativists: White nationalism's deep American roots -- The cruelty of the Stephen Millers: Not the right way -- The cruelty of conspiracy: Why Tamika Mallory won't condemn Farrakhan -- The cruelty of exclusion: What we do now will define us forever -- The cruelty of Philo-Semitism: The Jewish divide -- The cruelty of the Roberts court: The Supreme Court is headed back to the nineteenth century -- The cruelty of the Covid contract: The Coronavirus was an emergency until Trump found out who was dying -- The cruelty of the code of silence: Abolish police unions -- The cruelty of the President: the new Reconstruction -- Conclusion: The slow fall of authoritarian America. 520 $a "To many, our most shocking political crises appear unprecedented--un-American, even. But they are not, writes The Atlantic's Adam Serwer in this prescient essay collection, which dissects the most devastating moments in recent memory to reveal deeply entrenched dynamics, patterns as old as the country itself. The January 6 insurrection, anti-immigrant sentiment, and American authoritarianism all have historic roots that explain their continued power with or without President Donald Trump--a fact borne out by what has happened since his departure from the White House. Serwer argues that Trump is not the cause, he is a symptom. Serwer's phrase "the cruelty is the point" became among the most-used descriptions of Trump's era, but as this book demonstrates, it resonates across centuries. The essays here combine revelatory reporting, searing analysis, and a clarity that's bracing. In this new, expanded version of his bestselling debut, Serwer elegantly dissects white supremacy's profound influence on our political system, looking at the persistence of the Lost Cause, the past and present of police unions, the mythology of migration, and the many faces of anti-Semitism. In so doing, he offers abundant proof that our past is present and demonstrates the devastating costs of continuing to pretend it's not. The Cruelty Is the Point dares us, the reader, to not look away."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Trump, Donald, $d 1946- $x Political and social views. 650 0 $a Racism $x History $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Antisemitism $x History $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Cruelty $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Communication in politics $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2017-2021. $0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2017000457 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502014058.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FC047876010B11EEB5B5CDCD2BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search