One thing that strikes me is how apocalyptic narratives in pop culture are so deeply aligned with right wing, even fascist, views of the world. They long for an idealized past, feature a patriarchal male figure using violence to protect a family like group, others are othered or even dehumanized, and they show distrust of the bookish and intellectual.
It won't look like Mad Max
It won't look like Mad Max
It won't look like Mad Max
One thing that strikes me is how apocalyptic narratives in pop culture are so deeply aligned with right wing, even fascist, views of the world. They long for an idealized past, feature a patriarchal male figure using violence to protect a family like group, others are othered or even dehumanized, and they show distrust of the bookish and intellectual.