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Charlie Angus: WEIMAR AND THE SUPER BOWL [View all]
Charlie Angus - WEIMAR AND THE SUPER BOWL
How We Got Here - And How We Get Out
Charlie Angus / The Resistance
Feb 07, 2025
Super Bowl is where big statements are made - those brash and bold halftime performances - it's where they release the most provocative ads.
It was Super Bowl 1984 when we were first sold the big lie that Silicon Valley would deliver us from the threat of state repression. That same year, Apple launched its iconic Orwell ad, which played on the fears of 1984. The ad, produced by Ridley Scott, smashed through the totalitarian nightmare with the offer of the MacIntosh computer. And then came the tagline:
"You'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984."
Buy the gadget, become empowered and free. It wasn't until Trump 2.0 that 1984 finally arrived, and it was delivered ironically by toxic tech bros and extremist gazillionaires.
So leave it to the Super Bowl 2025 to give us a defining moment to herald the American autocracy. Ahead of Sunday's big game, they've begun ripping up the end field grass that stated, "End Racism."
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How We Got Here - And How We Get Out
Charlie Angus / The Resistance
Feb 07, 2025
Super Bowl is where big statements are made - those brash and bold halftime performances - it's where they release the most provocative ads.
It was Super Bowl 1984 when we were first sold the big lie that Silicon Valley would deliver us from the threat of state repression. That same year, Apple launched its iconic Orwell ad, which played on the fears of 1984. The ad, produced by Ridley Scott, smashed through the totalitarian nightmare with the offer of the MacIntosh computer. And then came the tagline:
"You'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984."
Buy the gadget, become empowered and free. It wasn't until Trump 2.0 that 1984 finally arrived, and it was delivered ironically by toxic tech bros and extremist gazillionaires.
So leave it to the Super Bowl 2025 to give us a defining moment to herald the American autocracy. Ahead of Sunday's big game, they've begun ripping up the end field grass that stated, "End Racism."
/snip
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