1. Lots of people are reading the literature of totalitarianism (Arendt, Orwell) but should also be reading the literature of post-modernism
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Good thread. But of course Trump also is the TV his supporters watch. That the post-modern twist, isn't it?
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And I honestly think he won because of TV, not social media (or at least not exclusively). So back to 90s/heyday of PoMo.
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"On DFW and DJT." a paper waiting to be written.
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6. Good reading suggestions on TL to this tweet but let me add Debord on Society of the Spectacle, Baudrillard on simulacra, & Jameson
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This excellent article draws a line from 4Chan to Trump. You may like have read it, but just in case...http://ow.ly/jNqS309b9cu
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Was just busting out my Derrida the other day for this reason. Our politics & media have been deconstructed.
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We know who watches Fox News' non-news programs & they may overlap w/rally goers, but they aren't enough to affect poll numbers.
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which is why it's silly to think criticizing Trump will "rally" his base; it's not like they will ever become progressives
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