1. Someone should re-read Jean Baudrillard's "The Gulf War Did Not Take Place" in light of Trump's Syrian adventure.
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2. Baudrillard's book caused a scandal in 1991 (mainly by people who took it's title as literal).
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3. But Baudrillard's basic thesis (Gulf War was a televised "reality" spectacle even though real people died) is cogent & prophetic.
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4. I'm all for historical analogies & explanations of Trumpism, but there's also a need to situate in our period, in post-modernity.
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5. Trump belongs to the world of "reality TV," of Fox News & InfoWars, of simulacra displacing reality. He's a master of this realm.
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7. Anyways, Baudrillard & larger literature of post-modernism is very salient in present moment & not discussed as much as it should be
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people keep bringing up 1984 and dystopian classics but Baudrillard is more relevant to a reality TV presidency. Guy Debord is useful too.2 replies 3 retweets 25 likes
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Also, Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death" from 1985 looking insanely prophetic w/ reality TV show host in White House.
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