I am sympathetic to Gelderloos' overarching argument and thesis, but I think he shoots himself in the foot with forced, overstated, easy arguments ("it is worth noting that so and so's book does not denounce killing puppies") and peppered meaningless insults (eg: "the authoritarian Muslim Brotherhood" --thanks bro, we don't need your cheap guidance on how to feel about them, especially when you make no effort to explain and the argument is just as forceful without the editorial adjective).

My eventual review of this book (since I am too far behind the reading group to bring up these issues in person to comrades) will basically be a list of dumb shit Gelderloos says. And this despite my total agreement with his overall thesis. Maybe I'll make it into the appendix of the next book, har har har. ( )