I can only speak for myself, but I read the Turner Diaries as a man in my 30s who was in the process of waking up. It punched a whole in my internal Overton window and allowed me to pursue the race questions more freely. I then listened to his speeches over the years when I came across them.
I think the man was brilliant, but also a lunatic and so full of hate that he failed to achieve a balanced understanding of life. He was the rabid result you get when you oppress and gaslight a people. And he showed me those feelings are ok to honestly assess within yourself.
His life's work allowed me to shed "white guilt" without going down the path of rabid fanaticism. If I can make an analogy: I'm the book The Brigade to Pierce's Turner Diaries.
I think the man was brilliant, but also a lunatic and so full of hate that he failed to achieve a balanced understanding of life. He was the rabid result you get when you oppress and gaslight a people. And he showed me those feelings are ok to honestly assess within yourself.
His life's work allowed me to shed "white guilt" without going down the path of rabid fanaticism. If I can make an analogy: I'm the book The Brigade to Pierce's Turner Diaries.