Some of the radical groups Bartlett writes about are pretty innocuous, seeking benign utopias. So, what did he say that might help us understand events like the January 6 capital riot and the recently-reported Q Anon murder in Florida? Well, it’s complicated. That’s what has me worried: as scary as some of the radicals he reports on are, the worst may have acted on their utopia after his book was published. Bartlett embedded himself with eight different radical groups and reported out how they operate and, most importantly, what they each aim to do (the Chasing Utopia part.) Bartlett did not report about Q Anon, the Oath Keepers, or the Proud Boys. I am sure a large part of this worry is related to what has happened in our world since the book was published in 2017. That changed when I read Jamie Bartlett’s Radicals Chasing Utopia (2017.) Bartlett’s reporting about extreme radicals and their plans left me worried about our future. One emotion that I rarely feel upon reading a book is worry. Some books, maybe the best books, evoke emotional responses. Book Review: Radicals Chasing Utopia by Jamie Bartlett
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