"[E]ast of Berlin, this density of cultural symbols abruptly vanishes. The space stretching toward Moscow is filled only with anonymous 'pine trees' and the figure of a skier [...] This is a literal embodiment of Chakrabarty's (2000) 'waiting room of history'"
![Transcription of the screenshot: 'At first glance, alt-right “knowledge” occupies a structurally similar position to schools of theory dedicated to emancipation and social transformation since Marx. As Geoff Shullenberger writes, “[w]hat is striking about the redpilling experience is that it resembles some of the most influential currents of modern intellectual life. Since the late nineteenth century, a series of new variants of the Platonic and Cartesian model of knowledge have arisen, in which radical suspicion is the first step in grasping counterintuitive truths that overturn the conventional understanding of reality.” Yet, while alt-right subversive “knowledge” may share the liberating telos, and thus, the energizing impetus, of such leftist epistemic projects as Marxism, Gender Studies or Critical Race Theory, unlike scholars in these fields, producers of alt-right “knowledge” believe that knowledge generated at universities categorically serves the interests of the establishment. Since they view traditional locales and channels of producing and disseminating knowledge (the university and the media) as corrupt, purveyors of alt-right subversive “knowledge” feel a particular need for proselytizing and have mastered spreading their ‘knowledge’ via alternative channels such as social media.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bdg5lq6yigjiulwxyz4qhc6q/bafkreialolrgfi6smiz7c4wqersaywcxsiqih6nbu7d6dkj6wvdp4vlm4a)
