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Ah, we're doing ideological calipers again. This is my liberal pet peeve because art history does not bear this out. The entire canon of the first half of the 20th century was literally funded by the progenitors of fascism and the CIA.

Kasey Gifford@kaseygifford.bsky.social

Fascists have terrible taste in art. They always have and always will.

Creature From The Zach Lagoon

@emo-sludge.com

The reason this viewpoint bugs me so much is it's emblematic of the liberal mindset that having good taste or opinions means you are correct in all things and not susceptible to reactionary thinking. It absolves a lack of self criticism and approves any misconduct as unavoidable.

3/9/26, 4:05 pm16 reposts98 likes

Justin McElroy

@thoughtographic.bsky.social

3 Sept

This is why media literacy is so important. And ideas and art aren’t made in a vacuum they are a product of specific societies and should be viewed in the historical context.

Tingly Turr-hell

@tiffanyturrill.bsky.social

3 Sept

even if you run purity checks on finananciers/creators themselves, this is like explaining water to a fish. a lot of culture and aesthetics that comprise vast genres today have roots in right wing cultural trends

Mani

@eyeznteef.com

3 Sept

this is a great point and a great observation - once we see our condemnation of fascism as resting on some inherent and retroactive immunity to it, we're making a big mistake (in analysis and in self-awareness). and i gotta say, "ideological calipers" is such a perfect phrase, thank you for that

Creature From The Zach Lagoon

@emo-sludge.com

3 Sept

Yeah it's like how a lot of people who end up in cults are the people who believe most strongly they're immune to being tricked into joining a cult.

Mason Sklar

@mason.yourfriends.us

3 Sept

direct line from this to politicians clamoring for taylor swift to pay attention to them. not even a long line