I fear that, in the last few days, we have at last reached...

[Matthew Taylor]

Absolutely. I've been watching with perverse fascination the rise of the
alt-right online, particularly seeing it take off on Reddit and Twitter. (I
have no interest in treading into, for example, 4chan territory.)

I have lots of broad thoughts on them, but this Abramovic business is a
pretty telling example of their propensity for flimsy conspiracy and
reactionary responses to anything that deviates from their (frightening
and, to be frank, unimaginative) views on 'morality' and what America
should be.

On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 1:42 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Oops! Sorry...
>
> http://www.npr.org/2014/05/29/317034126/degenerate-exhibit-
> recalls-nazi-war-on-modern-art
>
> And then check out what's going on at Abromavic's site...
>
> http://www.artnews.com/2016/11/04/marina-abramovic-on-
> right-wing-attacks-its-absolutely-outrageous-and-ridiculous/
>
> We're crossing some dangerous lines, civilizationally, I suspect.
>
> J.
>
> On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 4:37 AM, Matthew Taylor
> <matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Which website link are you referring to?
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 1:13 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> ...the "Total War on Degenerate Art" phase in the ongoing Nazification
> >> of America.
> >>
> >> Goddamn. It was touch and go through a lot of Preznit Dubya's regime,
> >> but I honestly never thought I'd live to see this day.
> >>
> >> For those unaware of the parallels to what's been going on at Reddit,
> >> 4chan, InfoWars, Drudge and elsewhere over the last few days, check
> >> out the website linked below, and think on it as you peruse the
> >> conspiracy-oriented web from this day forth.
> >>
> >> I don't think we can unsqueeze this lemon.
> >>
> >> More to come soon. Other observations more than welcome. I'm writing
> >> something about this, but it's damned depressing work.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> yer old pal Jerky
> >> -
> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
> >
> >
>
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