Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 George Wallace, the governor of Alabama, was a racial moderate before he was elected in 1963. But after his inauguration, he became a segregationist. #2 In the 1950s, many Southern politicians began to shift to the right on race, as the pressure of black equality began to destabilize the political culture of white supremacy. #3 Wallace realized that he could exploit the widespread animosity towards blacks. He began speaking about states’ rights and federal overreach, and his supporters began sending him congratulatory telegrams across the country. #4 Wallace ran for president as a third-party candidate in 1964, and then again in 1968, 1972, and 1976. He was quick to adopt and use racial demagoguery.

本作が解き明かすのは、政治言語に潜む毒と大衆を熱狂させる扇動のメカニズムです。人種差別というむき出しの憎悪が、国家の権利といった「洗練された言葉」へと巧妙に擬態していく過程を、一人の政治家の変節を通して鋭く剔抉しています。これは単なる過去の政治史ではなく、現代社会を蝕む言葉の魔力への切実な警告と言えるでしょう。 著者は、正義という耳当たりの良い言葉の裏側に、いかに深い断絶が隠されているかを冷徹に描き出します。読者は、権力のために戦略的に憎悪を再構築していく心理的な深度に戦慄を覚えるはずです。社会の深層に響く「犬笛」の音を明瞭に言語化した本作は、言葉の真意を読み解くリテラシーを我々に突きつける、真に知的な興奮に満ちた一冊です。