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The assumption of being indisputably right and the refusal to brook disagreement is, of course, a classic totalitarian position, which is an intrinsic element of all totalitarian systems. It is, in fact, a sine qua non of such systems, and anyone or anything that sounds like that is inherently ominous.

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"Real freedom of expression is too scary." Hell, real freedom of taste in art is too scary, even for extremely rich, privileged and powerful people who shouldn't give a damn what anybody thinks of their taste. There is opportunism, of course, but there is definitely fear as well, not just of being penalized somehow but also of being "out of it," outmoded, or dismissed as obsolete.

If Leni Riefenstahl were around, she could whip up something suitable for today's Nazis. I suppose calling it "Triumph of the Will" would be too obvious, but it could be called "Triumph of the Woke."

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