In 1935, a critic predicted how mass media would enable fascism

In 1935, German-Jewish critic Walter Benjamin wrote an essay that reads like prophecy today. "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" analyzed how mass media — radio, photography, film — transforms us into distracted spectators, turning politics into entertainment. — Read the rest

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