Eco goes on to explain that this “tradition” is, by necessity, syncretistic rather than truly traditional. It is a new culture built on cherry-picked, rose-tinted, imaginary pasts, not reality. This is why “culture wars” are such a focus for fascists, everything else springs forth from this first step.
Eco goes on to explain that this “tradition” is, by necessity, syncretistic rather than truly traditional. It is a new culture built on cherry-picked, rose-tinted, imaginary pasts, not reality. This is why “culture wars” are such a focus for fascists, everything else springs forth from this first step.