Nostalgia in Political and Cultural Ideologies

Cultural and political ideologies are often recycled forms of older ideas, leading to a sense of nostalgia. The right aims to preserve existing institutions while the left seeks to subvert and create a better world. However, in today's world, both sides find themselves leaning towards nostalgia due to the difficulty in establishing new narratives and envisioning a different social future. This phenomenon results in revolutionary efforts on both sides being mere remixed versions of past attempts. This situation leads to a form of conservative nostalgia where 20th-century ideas are expressed through 21st-century technology. The concept of being haunted by the past and lost future ideas, as described by Mark Fisher and Jacques Derrida, is prevalent in our current societal landscape.