Watch the diavlog of Will Wilkinson interviewing Jeff Sharlet on BloggingHeads.tv. The topic: Sharlet's new book, The Family, subtitled The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power.
The Family looks at a politically active, yet below the radar, group that was founded in 1935 and has long had among its ranks members of Congress and other very powerful figures. The group adheres to a particularly twisted form of Christianity, to the point where they disavow the concept of charity and express reverence for Hitler. Oh, not his ends, mind you. Just his means.
I know this sounds like a classic conspiracy theory, but if you watch the diavlog, I'm pretty sure you'll be convinced that it's not. Sharlet spent a considerable amount of time with the group, many of whom, like Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), were happy to go on the record. Here's a clip from the beginning of the diavlog:
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Watch the whole thing here. You can stream it, or download the video or audio files from the same page.
And while you're waiting for Sharlet's book to come out, you might like to read an article on The Family that he published in Harper's, in 2003.
Scary stuff indeed.
3 comments:
I see you're a politically concerned citizen. You seem to spend a fair amount of time posting your thoughts on your blog. I'm wondering what you do with the rest of your time? Or is this what takes up most of your time?
Well, anonymous, isn't that what blogs are for and what all bloggers do? Are there bloggers around who don't post their thoughts on their blogs? If there are, what do they do with the rest of their time? Your post seems like a strange one. Does it have a point that I've missed? Bjkeefe clearly is a concerned citizen and kudos to him I say.
My point is this: Do you live at your computer?! No amount of concern is going to amount to diddly if all you're doing is staring at a screen and surfing virtual space. I'm simply wondering what else Bjkeefe does with his time. Do his political concerns take him into other forms of direct action?
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