> upending communications that they otherwise can’t prevent – changing the meanings of words, distorting the record of fact, denying the power of image beyond kitsch. This is the environment we find ourselves in,
This is, actually, why I feel most artists and almost all comms and media are ill-prepared and incapable of standing up to the administration, because the US embraced kitsch as it's dominant mode of entertainment and communications at least as far back as the 1980s, with particularly acute attacks on earnestness in the form of sarcasm and pop nihilism.
“In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.”
Wow. This was fucking brilliant and an eye opening read. Thank you for providing the context and fallout around Charlie Chaplin and “The Great Dictator.” I had only ever seen the speech clip used as some inspirational meme. Telling of this moment’s obsession with fast/partial/truncated blurbs.
> upending communications that they otherwise can’t prevent – changing the meanings of words, distorting the record of fact, denying the power of image beyond kitsch. This is the environment we find ourselves in,
This is, actually, why I feel most artists and almost all comms and media are ill-prepared and incapable of standing up to the administration, because the US embraced kitsch as it's dominant mode of entertainment and communications at least as far back as the 1980s, with particularly acute attacks on earnestness in the form of sarcasm and pop nihilism.
Wonderful post. Cling to what is true and good. We Europeans remain with you.
“In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.”
“We think too much and feel too little.” 😮💨
Thank you for this post. Do you have any recommendations for further reading on Chaplin?
Wow. This was fucking brilliant and an eye opening read. Thank you for providing the context and fallout around Charlie Chaplin and “The Great Dictator.” I had only ever seen the speech clip used as some inspirational meme. Telling of this moment’s obsession with fast/partial/truncated blurbs.
This speech always makes me tear up.