@profjohntfriedman: How much of modern politics is just high-budget theater? Anthropologists like David Kertzer have long argued that political rituals aren't just empty pageantry… they are part of the scaffolding of power. Political rituals take complex, fragile human authority and wrap it in symbols that make it feel natural and permanent. Let’s discuss in the comments: 👉Which political symbols are most powerful and why? 👉What’s a political ritual in your country that everyone treats as totally normal, but is actually pure theater? #PublicAnthropology #PoliticalRituals #Power #Politics #Anthropology

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