#performative-politics

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US politics
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Needed Donald Trump

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress after losing Donald Trump’s support, leaving minimal legislative impact but high-profile notoriety rooted in performative, conspiratorial politics.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Tories and Reform spout imaginary numbers as they fight for attention | John Crace

Political leaders stage frequent, attention-seeking press conferences far from election time, creating performative, self-referential Westminster theatrics that fatigue the public and media.
US politics
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Elsbeth Recap: Iambic What-ameter?

Authenticity and performative behavior often overlap, making sincerity and manipulation difficult to distinguish in politics and personal interactions.
History
fromVulture
1 month ago

Joe Wright Won't Let You Look Away from Mussolini

Joe Wright uses theatrical artifice and maximalist cinematic techniques to depict Mussolini's performative charisma and destructive political rise from 1914 to 1925.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Party conference season is here and it's a spectacle beyond redemption | Zoe Williams

Party conferences are largely performative spectacles that rarely change public perception, policy outcomes, or everyday realities.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Trump Is Playing Right Into Our Enemies' Propaganda

Renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War is performative, dangerously shallow, historically inaccurate, and contradicts claims of peacemaking while signaling aggressive posturing.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

MSNBC Stars Psaki And Hayes Stunned By RFK's Bonkers Hearing: Performing' Just For Trump

Hey, Chris. I feel like you and I watch, I don't even know, hundreds of different hearings between the two of us, probably. And today, sometimes you watch them today was one of these examples where you were like, does this guy know the microphone is on? And, like, all of us out here can hear him? And these things are easy to check if he's stating facts?
US politics
Europe politics
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Brendan O'Connor: Politicians experience a rush of blood, but this presidential election is still looking anaemic

A staged, pre-decided competition makes the campaign feel dull and exposes performative politics, leaving contenders appearing foolish.
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