Fascists can’t create. They can only silence, steal, and twist music into something hollow.
From Nazi Germany banning jazz, to the Catholic Church blacklisting artists in Ireland, to punk, disco, and hip-hop being targeted, authoritarian regimes have always feared music. Because music is messy, imperfect, alive… everything fascism can’t stand.
In this video, I explore how fascists try to erase or hijack culture, from Pink Floyd’s The Wall to Ireland’s recent “Míse Éire Festival.” And why, no matter how many times they raid the dancefloor or burn the records, music always slips free.
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