Dark Millennium : A Visionary Tale

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Summary: DARK MILLENNIUM A +++++++++++
Review: DARK MILLENNIUM is a truely unique work. It seems to be written for the deep future. The author's sweep of history and view of the future is an immense one that predicts an inevitable humane culling of the human race so that the survivors may live in a world free of organized terrorism and take mankinds first permanent steps towards other worlds. I predict that this book will grow in popularity has the years roll by. It may be representative of an idea whose time has come. It is a good read and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: A book for the ages.
Review: DARK MILLENNIUM is a truely unique work. It seems to be written for the deep future. The author's sweep of history and view of the future is an immense one that predicts an inevitable humane culling of the human race so that the survivors may live in a world free of organized terrorism and take mankinds first permanent steps towards other worlds. I predict that this book will grow in popularity has the years roll by. It may be representative of an idea whose time has come. It is a good read and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Dark Indeed
Review: I always enjoy reading utopian or anti-utopian novels, and there are scads of them out there waiting to be read. In recent years, racists have added a few to the mix. Most notable is "The Turner Diaries" written by the late white supremacist and neo-Nazi William Pierce, a book that many think provided the blueprint for the attack on the Murrah building in Oklahoma City. Pierce's fascistic dream of the ultimate destruction of all non-white peoples along with the overthrow of the federal government is the extreme example. A less extreme example, but one just as racist, is "Dark Millennium," a book written by Gerald James McManus. McManus, and the way he markets his book, is a bit of a mystery. The back cover argues that this is "A terrifying story of a President out of control," and "A cautionary tale" about "Politics at its worst." That certainly makes a potential reader think that the story will take a position opposing the abuses of political power. After reading the book, the opposite seems to be the case, as this is an overtly racist tract that glorifies the destruction of democracy in favor of a dictatorship that will rid the world of non-whites and the liberal establishment. A cursory search for McManus on the Internet turned up further proof that this book's claims on the back cover are false, as the author appears on a site loaded with hatred directed at ethnic minorities. The only conclusion I can deduce from this ostensible schizophrenia is that the author hopes to trick people into reading his book, figuring that once he hooks the reader with the taglines he can also trick them into buying into his far right, xenophobic story. Not likely.

"Dark Millennium" is the story of Alexander McGrail. Beginning when McGrail is sixteen years old in 1968 and ending in the year 2030 when McGrail dies of a massive brain aneurysm, McManus traces the rise and eventual fall of an American racist. Instilled with the idea that blacks are subservient to whites by his father, young McGrail quickly sees his destiny as one of cleansing America, and eventually the world, of non-white populations in order to allow the true glory of the white race to flourish. The author outlines McGrail's rise to prominence, from a stint as a decorated soldier in Vietnam, to a "moderate" Republican congressman from Massachusetts, to vice-president of the United States, to his role as president and conqueror of the world. Along the way McManus spices his tale with digressions on the criminality and low IQ of blacks and other ethnic minorities, the belief in white supremacy and white separatism, the idea that the white man's destiny lies in exploring space, and the relegation of women to sex objects and mere incubators of children. This book is a gospel for far right fanatics.

As more and more of Alex McGrail's psychology surfaces in the book, the reader fast recognizes that he is a psychopath at the very least, and at most a sociopath. McManus often italicizes McGrail's internal thoughts for the benefit of the reader, but the thoughts of the protagonist (and considering the book, maybe he should be the antagonist) reveal a picture of a diseased mind full of violence, perversion, and an inflated ego. The author attempts to blunt some of McGrail's more offensive ideas in order to make his extremist positions palatable to the uninitiated reader, such as a plan to quarantine the remaining black population in Florida where they are sterilized and allowed to live out their lives with government support. While this may not sound "moderate" at all, it is when compared to other racist utopian novels that call for the immediate annihilation of all non-white populations. But death is death, whether it is through sterilization or savage acts of violence. McManus, through the McGrail character, seeks to rid the world of what Hitler referred to as the "untermenschen."

While blacks bear the brunt of the author's disdain, Jews are curiously absent from the list of McGrail's targets. As anyone familiar with far right ideology knows, Jews are THE overarching scapegoat of neo-Nazis, Klansmen, Christian Identity adherents, and other supremacist and separatist organizations. Make no mistake about it, McManus hates Jews even though he soft shoes around the topic. The author recognizes that overt calls for the eradication of the Jewish people will alienate likely converts. The goal is to draw people in through this "primer" and then gradually instill a hatred for Jews. Very few people who end up in these groups go directly from indifference to proclaiming Hitler a hero; they go through stages first, and McManus's book is an introductory text designed to bring 'em in the door before indoctrinating sympathizers with even more extreme positions.

With great trepidation, I still recommend this book to those interested in the dystopian/utopian genre if for no other reason than to cover the entire ideological spectrum of the canon. Moreover, for students of the extreme right, "Dark Millennium" is as essential as "The Turner Diaries" in understanding the worldview of these people. For a far left perception on the ideal world, check out Ernest Callenbach's "Ecotopia," a vision far removed from McManus's treatment but one that possesses its own sinister agenda.

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Summary: Blown away
Review: I'm truely amazed by the author's geopolitical grasp of the world we live in. Although I do not agree with many of the main character's views of humanity I must say that the author displays a big picture concept of Mankind that few if any have surpassed. The book is a great read. It makes you think, it makes you mad, it makes you laugh, it makes you glad you read it. I read all 202 pages in one evening. It's the best book I've read since 1984.

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Summary: DARK MILLENNIUM A +++++++++++
Review: THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOK I HAVE READ. IT STRIKES HOME WITH THE MANY PROBLEMS WE FACE IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY. I OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS THAT I WISHED WERE ADDRESSED BY THE GOVERNMENT. IF THINGS ARE NOT CHANGED OUR COUNTRY IS DOOMED. A VERY GOOD READ ID RECOMMEND IT ANYBODY.