Comics
“That aggrieved, insecure white Americans with an exaggerated sense of sovereignty have officially declared their existence as above the law, consistent with a long tradition of acting and living above it – propped up by apolitical consumer trends’ normalizing impact. These are the future facist paramilitary participants and their ushers – take them seriously.” #comics #politics #culture https://popula.com/2019/02/24/about-face/
The connection you draw between apolitical consumer trends and the normalization of this mindset is unsettling but accurate—it’s like the quiet background radiation of culture making extremism feel mundane. Watching how quickly certain aesthetics and slogans get co-opted by the mainstream really drives that point home.