I call the Turner Diaries Neo-nazi Pornography. It comes off as a sort of extremely self-satisfying ideological piece. Like the author wishes that this would happen. This is quite unfortunate as the Diaries advocate for the destruction of all non-whites and ‘race traitors’ which are non-racist whites. It’s more interesting than Mein Kampf (congratulations, the Diaries have passed one of the lowest hurdles imaginable!) because it’s written to be a fantasy, not to be autobiographical or a politically useful piece. It’s political, of course, but it’s not complex and explanatory in its political stances. This unfortunately makes it very easy to read and to reference. The Day of the Rope and The Order are referenced in the real world very often. Mein Kampf has no such references that are common, save for the author and his actions.
While I was reading around the text I saw that this would be on the top of the list of banned books if the US government was allowed to ban books. I disagree with this actually, not because the ideas in it are so contrary to the principles of the United States, but because doing so would be redundant. Anyone who reads this book and does not immediately recognize it as neo-nazi pornography, and thus utterly dismiss it, likely has a flourishing combination of violence and racism already in their minds. The only danger would be if kids read it, which should NEVER HAPPEN. In general, books with political undertones aren’t shown in grade school (except for Animal Farm. Interesting, that.), so the only way kids would be exposed to the Diaries is if their parents did so, something that would only happen if the parents were neo-nazis. Therefore, it’s rather redundant to ban the Turner Diaries outright, and it may even increase the Diaries’ popularity.