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cruelsister-moved2 · 1 year ago

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nostalgia for a lost past is like largely morally neutral i think it's more in how that past is imagined (and how much we acknowledge that the past is inherently imaginary) where we start to see issues but its like. really really weird to see how many self-styled left wing people seem to feel that reminiscing over a charming and idyllic is somehow inherently progressive. like what does the word progressive mean on its most fundamental level come ON.

#a part of me feels like saying miyazaki is reactionary as hell #whichwould be reinforced by his takes on female animators #and everything about the wind rises . .. . . . .. .. . .#but the other partof me is like well provided that the past is owned up to as an imaginary thats paradoxically only beautiful BECAUSE we ar #no longer in it etc etc etc then its probably fine #but its like really confusing and jarring to see people hold the opinionn like #miyazaki films are good/moral/left wing because they long to return to a past which is good/moral/communal. according to their own logic.#ummm. guy who has literally never encountered fascism before? shfiushgdfg #my biggest learning curve for myself rn is recognising that Emotion which gives rise to reactionary behaviour is not criminal #and even if it were its not possible to repress that emotion #so better to honestly address it than try and force yourself to pretend its not there. like yeah nostalgia is a huge part of most fascist #movements but the best way to counteract that is to be like yes i long for this imagined world or i think the past was great because i was #child there and less aware of The Horrors etc.#rather than like pretend you dont harbour that feeling at all. so thats why with revival moments im always like PLEASE JUST BE HONEST THAT #YOURE A REVIVAL.#i completely understand why u want to wear flower crowns and skip around in a field!!!! just dont be like 'im retvrning to the natural ways #of my ancestors'

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