This is the propaganda move in its purest form:
“If you hate this, you aren’t American.”
Not: here is why this is good.
Not: here is why the symbolism is appropriate.
Not: here is why the White House should be used this way.
Just a loyalty test.
The image is emotionally overwhelming by design: White House, flag, flyover, cage, crowd, lights.
Then the frame is imposed:
Love the spectacle, or you hate the country.
That is not patriotism.
That is conditional citizenship.
And it is especially revealing coming from the National Conservatism world, because this is exactly their project: redefine “real America” around hierarchy, spectacle, masculinity, nationalism, and loyalty to power.
I can love America and still object to the White House being turned into ad inventory for a politically connected combat-sports empire.
The country is not the spectacle.
The republic is not the cage.
The flag is not a brand asset.
Do better @willchamberlain
@CollinOnScene@thomasrp93 See. It was one thing wanting him to be traded, and honestly if none of the stuff came out after he was traded I think most of us would’ve just let it go. Whats the kicker for me (and lots of others) was the disgusting shit he was doing to his team.
I know it’s become pretty cliche and cringey to talk about at this point but if you’re under like 25 I cannot stress enough how one time Obama wore a tan suit and people spent a week arguing over whether or not it was demeaning to the Oval Office and they were serious about it.
@CliffNotez_ Everybody forgets that he played rock, paper, scissors with the players hia first year. He told the league the strategy then…throw rock every time and then switch it up. Rock has been that boring ass vanilla play calling
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