Spectacle as Distraction: The Purpose

The producers of the entire Spectacle (say, a far-right think tank like Legatum which is funded by private equity guys who’ve made zillions as a result of the policies of England’s ruling party since 1980 (many of whose leading lights work for Legatum)) script self-declared cartoon villains who say shocking things.

The self-designated pantomime villains have electoral mandates from small geographical spaces in England. They take it upon themselves to pronounce what “the British people” (everyone living on the island of Britain) want or need. They relish their roles, and the opposition they provoke. Like my Cambridge law school classmate Braverman, they’re simply pantomime actors playing villains. Relishing their artistry. Trump, Johnson, Putin, the Ruschist Chef. et al. just play these roles.

This spectacle then distracts everyone from the true purpose of the entire Spectacle (conference/pantomime and critics/commentators): Distraction.

Meanwhile, the rinsing of the “Muni” in Community continues unabated and unaffected by the Spectacle which absorbs, as it’s intended to, all the critical energy in our community.

Source: Spectacles!

The true purpose of the Spectacle revealed: Distraction. While self-declared pantomime villains absorb all our critical energy with shocking statements and opposition-provoking theatre, the “rinsing of the Muni in Community” continues unabated. The spectacle is designed to absorb precisely the critical energy that could otherwise challenge the redistribution of resources happening behind the scenes.

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