Yeah, sure, just… he ain’t building much of a reputation in the groups that could benefit and update the most from his arguments, between that and the coat and the shaved head.
This is a relevant argument. But the thing is I’m not sure that is his intended audience. Also he could do much worse style wise even going for that audience, he could have dressed up in that detestable young republican look. Smug hispterism just dosen’t go with such opinions either, right wing hipsters tread a fine line at best.
Shaved head and coat are fundamentally also statement, rather than subculture and it carries connotations of class. And I dare claim that it is precisely the statement of class that disturbs the “groups that could benefit most”, they can excuse the wretched of the earth since they are mere symbols, but they can not excuse the working man, for he is far too real for their tastes. Being a fellow reader of Orwell I think we both know where he would stand on that. Why must he and those like him be so very dead?
But regardless, the statement of class combined with contrarian opinions are together a very expensive signal of rebellion and freedom. Smart enough to be a Brahim but refuses to! Arguably that attracts a certain kind of quality audience. And aren’t they in need of rationality too?
But I’m biased in this, since I refuse to be Brahim as well.
This is a relevant argument. But the thing is I’m not sure that is his intended audience. Also he could do much worse style wise even going for that audience, he could have dressed up in that detestable young republican look. Smug hispterism just dosen’t go with such opinions either, right wing hipsters tread a fine line at best.
Shaved head and coat are fundamentally also statement, rather than subculture and it carries connotations of class. And I dare claim that it is precisely the statement of class that disturbs the “groups that could benefit most”, they can excuse the wretched of the earth since they are mere symbols, but they can not excuse the working man, for he is far too real for their tastes. Being a fellow reader of Orwell I think we both know where he would stand on that. Why must he and those like him be so very dead?
But regardless, the statement of class combined with contrarian opinions are together a very expensive signal of rebellion and freedom. Smart enough to be a Brahim but refuses to! Arguably that attracts a certain kind of quality audience. And aren’t they in need of rationality too?
But I’m biased in this, since I refuse to be Brahim as well.