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Homegrown

Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

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By: Jeffrey Toobin
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The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the rise of right-wing extremism and domestic terrorism, and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrection—from acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin.

Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement.

Speaking to his lawyers days after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War veteran expressed no regrets: killing 168 people was his patriotic duty. He cited the Declaration of Independence from memory: “Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.” He had obsessively followed the siege of Waco and seethed at the imposition of President Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban. A self-proclaimed white separatist, he abhorred immigration and wanted women to return to traditional roles. As he watched the industrial decline of his native Buffalo, McVeigh longed for when America was great.

New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin traces the dramatic history and profound legacy of Timothy McVeigh, who once declared, “I believe there is an army out there, ready to rise up, even though I never found it.” But that doesn’t mean his army wasn’t there. With news-breaking reportage, Toobin details how McVeigh’s principles and tactics have flourished in the decades since his death in 2001, reaching an apotheosis on January 6 when hundreds of rioters stormed the Capitol. Based on nearly a million previously unreleased tapes, photographs, and documents, including detailed communications between McVeigh and his lawyers, as well as interviews with such key figures as Bill Clinton, Homegrown reveals how the story of Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing is not only a powerful retelling of one of the great outrages of our time, but a warning for our future. Politicians Politics & Activism Politics & Government
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No. No, Jeffrey. The Oklahoma City bombing was not 'just like January 6'. The listener will hear about Jan 6 a lot. To be more precise: almost any other sentence. It is very clear that the author would much rather have wanted to write a book about the storming of the Capitol, but he also had a manuscript about Oklahoma in his drawer, so there we are. This mediocre biography of Tim McVeigh, that is highly interspersed with intellectually weak tirades of elite journalism Trump Derangement Syndrome, is not worth your time. Except for, if you, like the author, have a sycophantic adoration for Bill Clinton. Yes, Bill Clinton, who is portrayed in this piece as a mixture of Mother Teresa, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King. It is a sad thing, really. Do not recommend.

No, Jeffrey.

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