Spectacle, Scapegoats, and the New Strongman
How power stopped being personal—and became performative
The Spectacle
This society which eliminates geographical distance reproduces distance internally.
Guy Debord, Society of the Spectacle, §167
Published in 1967, Society of the Spectacle has aged better than many of its Marxist contemporaries. Scroll through any social media feed and Debord’s central insight becomes immediately recognizable: modern…
