I learned a long time ago that "Propaganda affects everyone else, but not me" is an important component of understanding how people consume media, but it's wild to see it play out in real time. I've seen people explicitly state that swimming in the big cauldron of Nazi sludge is not getting them dirty while sneering at how filthy it's making everyone else.
Or they claim to be "owning" it, doing it whole-heartedly, going all-in on "nostalgie de la boue." It's like gamblers getting delirious and throwing their last money away.
I learned a long time ago that "Propaganda affects everyone else, but not me" is an important component of understanding how people consume media, but it's wild to see it play out in real time. I've seen people explicitly state that swimming in the big cauldron of Nazi sludge is not getting them dirty while sneering at how filthy it's making everyone else.
Or they claim to be "owning" it, doing it whole-heartedly, going all-in on "nostalgie de la boue." It's like gamblers getting delirious and throwing their last money away.
Hm, Google tells me that Tom Wolfe made that French phrase popular in English. I don't know what to make of that.