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simulacrum fascismn.

It mimics the codes of the original fascism, caricaturing its symbols and its rhetoric. Unlike the first, having no metanarrative to rise against (communism, socialism), it manufactures internal enemies artificially, and feeds on chaos and on the dissolution of traditional bearings. It rests on an insidious capture of the real, in which power disperses itself through a play of simulacra and techniques of mental disruption. It absorbs and recycles dissent by rendering it harmless. Resistance becomes a product of political consumption. It rests on a certain engineering of consent: it sells entertainment, it distracts in order to subjugate. It is a liquid fascism.

First public appearance — 30 December 2024, 28 minutes — ARTE · Hors-série : la démocratie à l’ère de Trump (avec Enrico Letta) ↗