The Role of Ritual in American Politics

Ritual, i feel like it's been getting a lot of play and from a lot of different corners of cultural commentary. One thinker that i want to think more about, in relationship to you work, is the sort of center rite pundet a brunam case ms. He wrote a book called history has begun. And he argues that american life, but especially American political life, is governed by virtuality. But he thinks this is actually a good thing, because o virtuality means that we allow ourselves to simulate fighting with one another - not tearing each other apart. That's just kind of what he calls larping, live action role playing.