Welcome to Stella's Book Club!
About Stella’s Book Club
Tyrants of all kinds – from schoolyard bullies to fascist dictators -- have always used the natural human terror of social rejection to try to control your speech, your behavior, and your personal relationships. A few of their tools include propaganda, mobs, political correctness, and censorship. The irony is that our compliance leads us into greater isolation, not less!
This is nothing new. So why do we keep falling for the same old traps? And how do tyrants keep getting away with it? The goal of Stella’s Book Club is to answer those two fundamental questions, and thus help build knowledge and resistance to the weaponization of loneliness
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The Weaponization of Loneliness
Do you keep your opinions to yourself because you’re afraid people will reject you? Do you sign on to a cause just because everyone around you acts like it’s the right thing to do?
Welcome to The Weaponization of Loneliness. Tyrants of all stripes want to tell you what to believe and how to live your life. They get away with it by using the most potent weapon at their disposal: your fear of ostracism.
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Guide to Book Club Sessions
Stella’s Book Club will begin with an overview of her book to familiarize members with the thesis of The Weaponization of Loneliness. For each session there is a guide below that contains a brief summary along with study questions to promote discussion within your group. If your club prefers to condense these four sessions into two or three, just allow time to cover the material.
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After the discussion of The Weaponization of Loneliness, the designated “fifth session” will mark the beginning of our deep dive into several other books that will help us explore the methods and psychology behind the weaponization of loneliness and how to resist it. Members may supplement the reading at their leisure with additional materials-- articles or movies or clips--where indicated.