Title: Terror of the Unforeseen
Description: "In a searing takedown of the populist authoritarian vision of America, [this] tackles the resurgence of fascism in the age of Donald Trump's presidency. Through the mendacious exchange of facts for "fake news," Henry A. Giroux examines the language of hatred that activates neoliberal fascism, complete with state-sanctioned racism, casino capitalism, and fear-mongering at federal and local levels. In this "age of disposability," Trump's rhetoric eschews reason and democratic principles in favor of impetuous politics rooted in bigotry, all to injuriously catastrophic effect. Through protests, strikes, and education, Giroux proposes an international social movement that joins together various modes of resistance to illuminate a democratic renewal"--Back cover
Subjects: Political science, Social sciences, Authoritarianism, Neoliberalism, Toleration, Hate, Politics and government, Social conditions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General