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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Sociology
  • Cultural Studies

Background:

  • Expands on Endre Koritar and Robert Prince's 2021 presentations on Sándor Ferenczi.
  • Connects Thomas Mann's "Mario and the Magician" to contemporary issues of leadership and followership.
  • References Daniel Boorstin's (1961) concept of pseudo-reality as a national addiction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the grooming of followership through the lens of image and pseudo-reality.
  • To examine the role of political spectacle in American executive, legislative, and judicial performance since 2016.
  • To explore the dynamics of gratification and disappointment in the context of image-driven politics.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis drawing from psychoanalytic theory and cultural critique.
  • Literary and historical analysis, referencing Thomas Mann and Daniel Boorstin.
  • Examination of political performance and its relationship to spectacle and image.

Main Results:

  • Identifies a national addiction to pseudo-reality in America, driven by image.
  • Political spectacle since 2016 is characterized by image-supercharged performance.
  • The allure of gratification in spectacle overrides the inevitable disappointment.

Conclusions:

  • The pursuit of pseudo-reality through political spectacle creates a cycle of expectation and disappointment.
  • Understanding this dynamic is crucial for analyzing contemporary American socio-political trends.
  • Ferenczian concepts offer a framework for understanding the psychological underpinnings of followership in spectacle-driven environments.