Interest in great literature is a sign of far-right extremism says UK’s counterterrorism program – reclaimthenet

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02/19/23

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The UK’s counter-terror program Prevent flagged some of the best works of fiction, including books, films, and television shows, as signs of far-right extremism. It said that comedies like The Thick Of It and Yes Minister and even The Complete Works of William Shakespeare are “key texts” for “white nationalists/supremacists.”

A report by Prevent’s Research Information and Communications Unit (RICU) said that far-right extremists promoted “reading lists” online. It referenced an image of a list of “important texts” that was being shared in the far-right corners of the internet.

Other works of fiction that were flagged include The Lord of the Rings by JR Tolkien, George Orwell’s 1984, and Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent

 

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