Cultural Coding And Civil War The dishonest propaganda of Alex Garland's Civil War and cultural coding in films When the trailer for Civil War was released in 2023, the reaction online was that Hollywood liberals were prepping their election-year propaganda, while others of a more conspiratorial bent claimed the film was predictive programming. In April
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‘Democracy’ Means Never Having to Hear ‘You’re Fired!’ On fortifying managed democracy from ‘political interference’ I try not to let myself get dragged into writing quick reaction pieces on breaking news or stuff other people write. It’s a bad habit of the internet age. But what can I say, sometimes I just can’t help it. Sometimes
Why the left fears beauty A British museum owned by Cambridge University recently overhauled its art exhibits and introduced new signage warning that paintings of the British countryside could trigger “dark nationalist feelings.” Another sign in the exhibit explains, “Landscape paintings were also always entangled with national identity. The countryside was seen as a direct