@MassimoFaggioli Cultures differ, but the bastard appeal of a Political Savior remains strikingly universal. The Con? Gone global. Modi, but the South Asian face of a spell of False Deliverers offering up gathering points for national anguish. What nature, then, an effective, planetary response?
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Copy of tweet: Nils Gilman “A grim warning that the spell cast by the demagogues of our times is profound: It is based on fear and loathing of internal and external enemies, and secured by close personal identification with and deep psychological dependence on charismatic figures.” bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-20/narendra-modi-owns-india-s-covid-19-disaster… 6:58 AM · Apr 22, 2021
@MassimoFaggioli Agreed and, frankly, a worldwide contagion: Jihadists, Zionists, Hindutvavadis, 969ers, Crusaders, they're all at it. And whilst we're not the only only ones suffering from this plague, nor are we the only ones God welcomes. This, hardly news to planetary prophetology, of course.
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