“We misunderstand altogether the authoritarian type if we construe it as a function of a particular politico-economic ideology; the well-known oscillation before 1933 of millions of voters between the National Socialist and the Communist parties is no accident when considered in terms of social psychology. American research has established that this type of personality structure does not correlate easily with politico-economic criteria. It must be defined, rather, in terms of character traits such as thinking within the paradigm of power-powerlessness; rigidity and the inability to react; conventionality; conformist behavior; lack of self-reflection; and finally an altogether deficient capacity for experience. Authoritarian types identify with real power as such, prior to any particular content.”— Adorno, What Does Coming To Terms with the Past Mean?
one of my favorite poems entitled “slowly i married her” written by leonard cohen from his book death of a lady’s man. the way he reads it is so captivating. i love this man forever.

Stolen from the interwup #sourceunknown #marx # #madmax #maschimo
‘In painting, you have to know what you do, not how, when you do it’ Francis Bacon
Self Portrait, 1971
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– Walter Benjaminsource amospoe
“I’m interested in things that contribute to my survival.”— Leonard Cohen on his musical tastes, New Yorker 2016