Them
Them
Jon Ronson
Edgar Wright
I'm not sure there's been a non-fiction book that was more of an ominous bellwether of what was to come... - Edgar Wright
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Them

Them: Adventures with Extremists

Jon Ronson
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Jon Ronson
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In "Them," Jon Ronson embarks on a daring and darkly humorous journey into the heart of extremism, uncovering the bizarre and often terrifying world of individuals who believe in the existence of a shadowy elite controlling our world. From Islamic fundamentalists to neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klansmen, Ronson not only interviews these extremists but also delves into their most deeply held convictions. What he discovers is a thread that binds them all: the unwavering belief in a clandestine, omnipotent cabal. As Ronson attempts to find the secretive room from where this elite supposedly orchestrates global events, his adventure takes him through a series of increasingly strange and dangerous situations. He is chased by mysterious men in dark glasses, finds himself unmasked as a Jew in a Jihad training camp, and even stumbles upon international CEOs and politicians engaged in an eerie pagan ritual in the forests of northern California. "Them" is an eye-opening exploration of the thin line between extremism and the mainstream, challenging the reader to question what really separates "us" from "them." Through Ronson's engaging narrative, we are forced to confront the possibility that the world might indeed be stranger and more interconnected than we ever imagined.

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Released
2001
1 Jan
Length
336
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I'm not sure there's been a non-fiction book that was more of an ominous bellwether of what was to come... - Edgar Wright
(What Jim had seen tallied with studies conducted after the Second WorldWar by the military historian General S.L.A. Marshall. He interviewed thousands of American infantrymen and concluded that only 15-20 per cent of them had actually shot to kill. The rest had fired high or not fired at all, busying themselves however else they could. And 98 per cent of the soldiers who did shoot to kill were later found to have been deeply traumatized by their actions. The other 2 per cent were diagnosed as ‘aggressive psychopathic personalities’, who basically didn’t mind killing people under any circumstances, at home or abroad.The conclusion—in the words of Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman of the Killology Research Group—was: ‘there is something about continuous, inescapable combat which will drive 98 per cent of all men insane, and the other 2 per cent were crazy when they got there’.)
— Jon Ronson, Them

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