As someone who's worshipped stories and storytelling, got hooked on Joseph Campbell ideas back in the 80s, and loves to analyze stories vis his Monomyth theory, this is incredibly disheartening to read. But I get it. It sucks, but it makes sense. #fucknazis rgn
Vampo Marks
I listened to a podcast interview with a former neo-Nazi, so you don’t have to.
He cited hero mythology as the central rhetoric of recruiting: getting lonely angry men to buy into a narrative about a lone hero fighting back against incredible odds, defending a beautiful endangered civilization.
