This was probably my most challenging read in recent years. I found myself having to constantly stop and unpack my negative responses to what the authors were saying. Not because of the subject matter or intent but due to the language that they used.

I found I automatically started to dismiss things because they used terms like "radicalized" and "comrade."

I realised that I was responding automatically to much of the very valid things being said in a negative way because of biases around the words being used and not the message being shared.

It took me longer to read through this book than expected, and it was mentally exhausting having to constantly combat word biases, but it was definitely worth the effort.