You know I thought that people like Baudrillard or Fisher or Zizek (long live the drip) had figured out postmodern Capitalism in the 80’s, but I guess it’s actually the fucking Civil War guy who really gets it. R*ddit libs and getting the wall, name a better duo.
I will grant that he has some insight to the problem of misinformation and white supremacy given he is the guy that made the documentary that effectively revived the lost cause myth in the mainstream.
What is the lost cause myth
It’s a collection of myths that all make excuses for the Confederacy. I grew up hearing most of it. It’s everything from claiming that slaves were happier and healthier than Northern factory workers to “the south was protecting our heritage” to gibberish legal defenses over “states’ rights.” All of it is a bunch of nonsense to excuse the CSA or outright claim they were the good guys.
I hate it all and the fun part is the myths didn’t even exist until decades after the Civil War ended.
