{"product_id":"antifascist-dad-urgent-conversations-with-young-people-in-chaotic-times","title":"Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to talk with kids about fascism—and what you can do about it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is a parent’s trusted companion through roiling political waters, and just in time. A skillful, urgent and loving intervention.”\u003cbr\u003e—Naomi Klein, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoppelganger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eConspirituality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-host Matthew Remski: A timely, bold, and necessary guide for parents who want to fight the rise of fascism and right-wing extremism—starting at home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom hit shows like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdolescence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to hand-wringing pieces in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we’re being told that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etoday’s boys are not ok\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The algorithm feeds manosphere content straight to their screens. Brofluencers sell alpha answers to complex problems. And far-right radicalization is at a fever pitch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut if there’s a crisis among young people in 2026, it won’t be solved by talking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eabout\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e them. We should be talking to them: about their needs, their fears, the world they’re inheriting…and what they can do about it. We also need to get clear about why fascism appeals, and why it doesn’t get anyone closer to real friendship, belonging, empowerment, or self-worth. How, despite what the manosphere tells them, it’s the opposite of cool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eConspirituality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e co-host Matthew Remski explores 12 urgent conversations for antifascist homes. He breaks down complex ideas in age-appropriate ways to help families understand:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cultural, political, and economic landscape we’re in—and why the alt-right mirror world is so seductive to this generation of young people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody-based tools and emotional regulation techniques to help kids ground their nervous systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for practical community defense, moral courage, and defining your own role in antifascism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to stand with marginalized classmates and scapegoated communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe intersections of capitalism, fascism, cult dynamics, and schoolyard politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy fear-based, authoritarian, or condescending parenting styles backfire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat antifascism has to do with equity, ethics, and belonging—and why it’s relevant to discussions of porn, consent, intimacy, embodiment, and gender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is written from Remski’s own perspective as a dad. It will resonate with parents and kids of all genders, but it hits especially hard for parents of boys—the kids most actively targeted by alt-right messaging, who must think hard about who they are within the system that makes them; about who they will stand with in dangerous times; and about what they need to learn to create safety, care, and community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cem\u003eAntifascist Dad\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This book is a parent’s trusted companion through roiling political waters, and just in time. A skillful, urgent, and loving intervention.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Naomi Klein, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoppelganger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This isn’t just a great way to raise kids but a great way of thinking about how we raise ourselves to be fully human beings in a world increasingly programmed to prevent it. This sort of resistance isn’t futile—it’s necessary.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Douglas Rushkoff, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeam Human\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There is an alternative to the abysmal outcome many of us fear; this book provides part of the map to get there.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Michelle Cassandra Johnson, antiracism teacher and author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom of the Hive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntifascist Dad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reminds us that it begins both with ourselves and at home with our kids. 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I can’t recommend it enough.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Brad Onishi, scholar of Christian nationalism and cohost of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStraight White American Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epodcast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatthew Remski \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis an author and freelance journalist, with bylines in \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGEN\u003c\/i\u003e by Medium, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. He’s a former yoga teacher whose research is informed by his past experiences as a member of two cults. He’s published eight books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThreads of Yoga: A Remix of Patanjali’s Sutras with Commentary and Reverie\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).Remski has cohosted the \u003ci\u003eConspirituality\u003c\/i\u003e podcast since 2020. With colleagues Derek Beres and Julian Walker he has appeared as an expert on COVID-era spirituality and political extremism for dozens of news outlets. In 2023, they published \u003ci\u003eConspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat\u003c\/i\u003e and Remski published \u003ci\u003eSurviving Modern Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e, a republishing of \u003ci\u003ePractice All is Coming\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2024. 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