Herder’s 1777 Model — Folklore as Nation-Builder

Disinfolklore works quite as well as folklore did in the nineteenth century. The folklore movement model of creating cohesive national cultures which was launched by German nationalist Herder in 1777 was copied all over Europe. Folklore became a dominant culture-forming medium and was communicated through stories and songs. This folk literature purposefully created a sense of national self-identity from which modern nation states like Germany, Ireland, Greece, India, Italy, Ukraine, Spain, Norway, and Belgium were wrought. Disinfolklore’s diabolical aim is the opposite of positive nationalisms’ goals.

Source: Pitch: Counter Disinfolklore ~ Controlling War Magic

The historical precedent for the Apparatus: it works because Russia is repurposing the same nation-building techniques (folklore, songs, stories) that created modern states — but inverting them to destroy rather than build.

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