Brandon Marcus
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Brandon Marcus
Liberal nationalism, as an idea, is fundamentally historical. The case for the nation, in the nineteenth century, was less that the nation was a natural category than that the nation was a historical development. Liberal nationalism rested on an analogy between the individual and the collective. Just as liberals had faith in individuals, so they
... See moreHistories of nation states are stories that hide the seams that stitch the nation to the state (Lepore)
Nations, to make sense of themselves, need some kind of agreed upon past. They can get it from scholars or they can get it from demagogues, but get it they will (Lepore)
When political power systematically turns to creators who do not claim a critical role — and are not held to one — the balance of power between government and the public shifts.
Peter Vandermeersch • When influencers replace journalists
Direct distribution through digital creators is faster, more effective, and more controllable. Journalists are increasingly viewed as an intermediary layer that can be bypassed.
Peter Vandermeersch • When influencers replace journalists
Crucially, Mamdani’s campaign did not present politics through slogans or traditional advertisements, but as culture: through humor, pop references, personal stories, and existing digital formats. Policy was explained in videos that looked like ordinary content rather than campaign messaging.
When influencers replace journalists
It is clear that content creators who can talk about news in engaging, short-form formats are the present and future of media.
I’m a Gen Z Journalist. My Generation Doesn’t Know What That Means.
An unpatriotic left has never achieved anything. A left that refuses to take pride in its country will have no impact on that country's politics, and will eventually become an object of contempt.