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Alt Reich: The network war to destroy the West from within
The West faces its most dangerous threat since World War II. Over the last 100 years, a shadowy network of American, British and European extremists inspired by Nazi eugenics has worked feverishly to shape an insidious new fascism, masquerading under the banner of ‘freedom’.
Award-winning journalist Dr Nafeez Ahmed – who predicted the far-right’s rise to the mainstream – reveals why this network emerged, who is behind it, how it works, and what it to replace Western democracies with a global techno-authoritarian order that protects elite power in an age of planetary poly-crisis.
This book maps out for the first time how this network is weaponising anti-black, anti-Jewish, anti-migrant and anti-Muslim hatred to divide us, from Washington to London, Brussels to Amsterdam, Budapest to Moscow, and beyond – giving citizens the tools they need to disrupt the march of the Alt Reich.
Award-winning journalist Dr Nafeez Ahmed – who predicted the far-right’s rise to the mainstream – reveals why this network emerged, who is behind it, how it works, and what it to replace Western democracies with a global techno-authoritarian order that protects elite power in an age of planetary poly-crisis.
This book maps out for the first time how this network is weaponising anti-black, anti-Jewish, anti-migrant and anti-Muslim hatred to divide us, from Washington to London, Brussels to Amsterdam, Budapest to Moscow, and beyond – giving citizens the tools they need to disrupt the march of the Alt Reich.
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349 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 19, 2025
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May 22, 2025
What do US President Donald Trump, the Heritage Foundation, 55 Tufton Street and Stephen Yaxley-Lennon have in common? They are all major participants in what journalist Nafeez Ahmed calls the “Alt Reich”. Since 2016, anyone paying attention to global politics has witnessed shocking shifts towards hateful discourse, inflammatory policies and the indoctrination of voters. All of this is part of a sinister plot to destroy democracy from within, one described over ten chapters and many sources
Fascism was not destroyed at the end of World War Two; instead it slinked away and rebuilt its strength in closed circles throughout the west. In the digital age, the Alt Reich has grown into a well-funded and deeply organised movement, one that espouses white supremacy, corporate domination, eugenics, media control and other twisted ideologies. From the late 1940s all the way to the present, the author paints a detailed record of how and why the far right has become so powerful. Nafeez doesn’t hold back from any of the dark details as racism, mainstreamed ideas of long-termism and connections to the KKK and other neo-nazi groups are all referenced throughout.
These history lessons are a strong component, but the real meat and bones of Alt Reich is a long list of manipulative and deceitful individuals; it’s clear that Ahmed painstakingly built this makeshift dossier over years of research. From so-called online gurus like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate all the way to politicians like Marine Le Pen and Viktor Orban, all of them are closely connected by similar ideas, meetings at underhanded conferences and goals to dominate nations and cosy up to ultra-rich tech bros and dictators. As Ahmed points out, the consequences of these groups coming to power will be catastrophic for all of human civilization, especially when it comes to tackling both economic and environmental problems.
Recommended?
YES: Alt Reich is a deeply frightening and concerning read, but it’s easily the most timely and essential book I’ve read about modern politics. Nafeez has spent many years mapping out a network of dangerous individuals who aim to demolish and remake the western world in their own hideous image. The history is grim, the hidden mind-sets disturbing and the future possibilities extremely dire. This isn’t a book that you necessarily enjoy, but one that delivers a complete picture
Fascism was not destroyed at the end of World War Two; instead it slinked away and rebuilt its strength in closed circles throughout the west. In the digital age, the Alt Reich has grown into a well-funded and deeply organised movement, one that espouses white supremacy, corporate domination, eugenics, media control and other twisted ideologies. From the late 1940s all the way to the present, the author paints a detailed record of how and why the far right has become so powerful. Nafeez doesn’t hold back from any of the dark details as racism, mainstreamed ideas of long-termism and connections to the KKK and other neo-nazi groups are all referenced throughout.
These history lessons are a strong component, but the real meat and bones of Alt Reich is a long list of manipulative and deceitful individuals; it’s clear that Ahmed painstakingly built this makeshift dossier over years of research. From so-called online gurus like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate all the way to politicians like Marine Le Pen and Viktor Orban, all of them are closely connected by similar ideas, meetings at underhanded conferences and goals to dominate nations and cosy up to ultra-rich tech bros and dictators. As Ahmed points out, the consequences of these groups coming to power will be catastrophic for all of human civilization, especially when it comes to tackling both economic and environmental problems.
Recommended?
YES: Alt Reich is a deeply frightening and concerning read, but it’s easily the most timely and essential book I’ve read about modern politics. Nafeez has spent many years mapping out a network of dangerous individuals who aim to demolish and remake the western world in their own hideous image. The history is grim, the hidden mind-sets disturbing and the future possibilities extremely dire. This isn’t a book that you necessarily enjoy, but one that delivers a complete picture
February 4, 2025
Phenomenal and terrifying
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