The Cure for Hate
A Former White Supremacist’s Journey from Violent Extremism to Radical Compassion
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Publisher Description
How does an affluent, middle-class, private-school-attending son of a doctor end up at the Aryan Nations compound in Idaho, falling in with and then recruiting for some of the most notorious neo-Nazi groups in Canada and the United States?
The Cure for Hate paints a very human picture of a young man who craved attention, acceptance, and approval and the dark place he would go to get it. Tony McAleer found an outlet for his teenage rage in the street violence of the skinhead scene. He then grew deeply involved in the White Aryan Resistance (WAR), rising through the ranks to become a leader, and embraced technology and the budding internet to bring white nationalist propaganda into the digital age. After fifteen years in the movement, it was the outpouring of love he felt at the birth of his children that inspired him to start questioning his hateful beliefs. Thus began the spiritual journey of personal transformation that enabled him to disengage from the highest levels of the white power movement.
This incisive book breaks commonly held stereotypes and delivers valuable insights into how regular people are drawn to violent extremism, how the ideology takes hold, and the best ways to help someone leave hate behind. In his candid and introspective memoir, Tony shares his perspective gleaned from over a thousand hours of therapy, group work, and facilitating change in others that reveals the deeper psychological causes behind racism. At a period in history when instances of racial violence are on the upswing, The Cure for Hate demonstrates that in a society frighteningly divided by hate and in need of healing, perhaps atonement, forgiveness, and most importantly, radical compassion is the cure.
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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With the recent spike in racist, Islamophobic, and anti-Semitic acts, it’s hard to think of a more important read than Tony McAleer’s memoir. The Cure for Hate details the British Canadian’s descent into violent extremism—and how he ultimately rejected white supremacy in favour of something he calls “radical compassion.” An open and self-aware narrator, McAleer pinpoints factors, such as disciplinary beatings and a strained relationship with authority figures, that drew him to hate groups, but he makes no excuses for his actions. Instead, he attempts to identify the circumstances that make individuals susceptible to recruitment. The upshot is sobering yet hopeful: We need to make young people feel loved and accepted before it’s too late.
