bาI watched some interview w Marc Maron (not my thing but heโs using his position in some interesting ways) and was realizing that I think a lot of current discourse would be helped by an understanding of Walter Benjaminโs idea of โaestheticization of politicsโ as a crucial component of fascist power
Wayne Werner@b@convo.casa my fascist (boot licking?) uncles check out. They just want to express themselves (and their racist, bigoted beliefs)
bาLike, what gets called โculture war,โ once itโs sufficiently advanced, I think inherently becomes aestheticization of politics on a mass scale. itโs what lets morons like Joe Rogan become politically influential - inextricable from spectacular entertainment.