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Reply #2205 - Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 9:56pm

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The results of cultural Marxism in the UK?

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.

100 years ago, the British Empire ruled a quarter of the earth.

Today? Factories gone, energy costs crushing families, borders wide open, and a political class that punishes its own citizens for noticing.

Big jump from 25% of the world to less than 0.1%.

This is what national decline actually looks like, and it happened FAST.

They weren’t conquered from outside — they were hollowed out from within by weak leaders who betrayed their own people and allowed the enemy through the gate.

That’s what happens when you abandon your countrymen, your culture, and your beliefs.

The British empire was world domination by invasion. In recent times they gave most of these countries back to thair owners. This had nothing to do with failure and less to do with Marxism - that claim is just silly. In fact though not related at the peak of Marxism the UK basically ruled the world and they have wound back from the 1900's when Marxism was in decline to the point that it didn't really exist.

Basically the opposite of your claim even though in reality it had nothing to do with either.

Silly duckwittery. Marxism was at its peak from 1917 - Rusdian revolution, have you heard of it, duckwit?

Third world national liberation movements were very strongly Marxist, and not just in British colonies. Latin American liberation theology is the must mature expression of the use of Marxism in local, in the case of latin America Catholic, cultural frames.
Marxism is a method - dialectical and historical materialism - and as such a method ot is eminently adaptable. And so it IS adapted. In politics, culture, arts, social analysis. As a method, it is everywhere.

The claim is about the UK where that style of Marxism was dead by somewhere around 1920 - over 100 years ago. The Russian version of Marxism was in reality communism - you may have heard about that. The Lennonist version of Communist marxism wasnt anywhere close to a Marxist ecanomic structure. Communist Russia was never part of the UK and therefore outside the scope of this discussion about semi Great Britton or now average Britton.

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Reply #2206 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm

Dnarever wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 9:56pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 7:55pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 6:27pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 4:08pm:

The results of cultural Marxism in the UK?

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.

100 years ago, the British Empire ruled a quarter of the earth.

Today? Factories gone, energy costs crushing families, borders wide open, and a political class that punishes its own citizens for noticing.

Big jump from 25% of the world to less than 0.1%.

This is what national decline actually looks like, and it happened FAST.

They weren’t conquered from outside — they were hollowed out from within by weak leaders who betrayed their own people and allowed the enemy through the gate.

That’s what happens when you abandon your countrymen, your culture, and your beliefs.

The British empire was world domination by invasion. In recent times they gave most of these countries back to thair owners. This had nothing to do with failure and less to do with Marxism - that claim is just silly. In fact though not related at the peak of Marxism the UK basically ruled the world and they have wound back from the 1900's when Marxism was in decline to the point that it didn't really exist.

Basically the opposite of your claim even though in reality it had nothing to do with either.

Silly duckwittery. Marxism was at its peak from 1917 - Rusdian revolution, have you heard of it, duckwit?

Third world national liberation movements were very strongly Marxist, and not just in British colonies. Latin American liberation theology is the must mature expression of the use of Marxism in local, in the case of latin America Catholic, cultural frames.
Marxism is a method - dialectical and historical materialism - and as such a method ot is eminently adaptable. And so it IS adapted. In politics, culture, arts, social analysis. As a method, it is everywhere.

The claim is about the UK where that style of Marxism was dead by somewhere around 1920 - over 100 years ago. The Russian version of Marxism was in reality communism - you may have heard about that. The Lennonist version of Communist marxism wasnt anywhere close to a Marxist ecanomic structure. Communist Russia was never part of the UK and therefore outside the scope of this discussion about semi Great Britton or now average Britton.

You really are totally ignorant, and on top of that, very confused abut the little bits of half remembered flotsam sloshing around in that duckbrain of yours.

Marxism is a method. It has never died.

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We study the essential works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, as well as their philosophical precursors and some influential variations of Marxism in the 20th century. In considering philosophical idealism and social change, historical and dialectical materialism, modes of production, and the relationship between structure and superstructure, we ask whether or not Marxist theory can explain current processes of social, political, and economic change. Perhaps most important, we try to apply Marxist theory in its many variations to pressing issues of our time, including identity, multiculturalism, racial and gender oppression, the ecological crisis, terrorism, war, and globalization. In addition to Marx and Engels, we read works by Hegel, Lukács, Gramsci, Althusser, Marcuse, Habermas, Immanuel Wallerstein, Samir Amin, and John Bellamy Foster.
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Superstructure - that's the culture bit.

The superstructure comprises the political-legal system of the state and consciousness—or ideology—in general, which manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc. The superstructure emerges from the totality of the relations of production. Political activity and intellectual processes and products are conditioned by the mode of production (the relations and forces of production). And as we’ll see below, elements of the superstructure in turn impact the base.

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Reply #2207 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 9:56pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 7:55pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 6:27pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 4:08pm:

The results of cultural Marxism in the UK?

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.

100 years ago, the British Empire ruled a quarter of the earth.

Today? Factories gone, energy costs crushing families, borders wide open, and a political class that punishes its own citizens for noticing.

Big jump from 25% of the world to less than 0.1%.

This is what national decline actually looks like, and it happened FAST.

They weren’t conquered from outside — they were hollowed out from within by weak leaders who betrayed their own people and allowed the enemy through the gate.

That’s what happens when you abandon your countrymen, your culture, and your beliefs.

The British empire was world domination by invasion. In recent times they gave most of these countries back to thair owners. This had nothing to do with failure and less to do with Marxism - that claim is just silly. In fact though not related at the peak of Marxism the UK basically ruled the world and they have wound back from the 1900's when Marxism was in decline to the point that it didn't really exist.

Basically the opposite of your claim even though in reality it had nothing to do with either.

Silly duckwittery. Marxism was at its peak from 1917 - Rusdian revolution, have you heard of it, duckwit?

Third world national liberation movements were very strongly Marxist, and not just in British colonies. Latin American liberation theology is the must mature expression of the use of Marxism in local, in the case of latin America Catholic, cultural frames.
Marxism is a method - dialectical and historical materialism - and as such a method ot is eminently adaptable. And so it IS adapted. In politics, culture, arts, social analysis. As a method, it is everywhere.

The claim is about the UK where that style of Marxism was dead by somewhere around 1920 - over 100 years ago. The Russian version of Marxism was in reality communism - you may have heard about that. The Lennonist version of Communist marxism wasnt anywhere close to a Marxist ecanomic structure. Communist Russia was never part of the UK and therefore outside the scope of this discussion about semi Great Britton or now average Britton.

You really are totally ignorant, and on top of that, very confused abut the little bits of half remembered flotsam sloshing around in that duckbrain of yours.

Marxism is a method. It has never died.

Marxist Theory & Its Relevance
NPHI 3220
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Course Description
We study the essential works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, as well as their philosophical precursors and some influential variations of Marxism in the 20th century. In considering philosophical idealism and social change, historical and dialectical materialism, modes of production, and the relationship between structure and superstructure, we ask whether or not Marxist theory can explain current processes of social, political, and economic change. Perhaps most important, we try to apply Marxist theory in its many variations to pressing issues of our time, including identity, multiculturalism, racial and gender oppression, the ecological crisis, terrorism, war, and globalization. In addition to Marx and Engels, we read works by Hegel, Lukács, Gramsci, Althusser, Marcuse, Habermas, Immanuel Wallerstein, Samir Amin, and John Bellamy Foster.
https://cpe.newschool.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&course...

Superstructure - that's the culture bit.

The superstructure comprises the political-legal system of the state and consciousness—or ideology—in general, which manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc. The superstructure emerges from the totality of the relations of production. Political activity and intellectual processes and products are conditioned by the mode of production (the relations and forces of production). And as we’ll see below, elements of the superstructure in turn impact the base.

https://mronline.org/2021/11/29/the-base-superstructure/

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manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ? Or the History of Marxism being taught in educational institutions ? I would be more concerned about the teaching of Nazism and Hitler which is a genuine problem for the right. Yes there are Nazi groups and white nationalist groups that really do exist.

Nobody herehas ever seen a Marxist protest or Marxist violence or a Marxist in Australias parlament. Even the odd politician that has claime to be Marxist has never existed in terms of having Marxist views or policy. Yes we have had a few sham Marxists. There is a term sometimes referenced called Modern Marxists this seems to mean not marxist at all, its a completely different framework based on different ecanomic structure and ideas.

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Reply #2208 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

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Reply #2209 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:57pm

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

It is what your course discription is saying amoung other things ??? Or do you mean its about spirituality or philosophy ?

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manifests in culture and

art

, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

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Reply #2210 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 8:54pm

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:57pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

It is what your course discription is saying amoung other things ??? Or do you mean its about spirituality or philosophy ?

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manifests in culture and

art

, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

You ARE an idiot.

A slippery, shifty idot. A know *uckall, shifty idiot.

Firts watercolours but now you suff]denly remember aother aspects of the Marxist cultural superstructure.

Thet think about you idiots, apart from being idiots, is that you are congenitally dishonest. Shifty, slippin' and slidin' evasive yeah but no but dishonest idiots.

As you were, duckwit.

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Reply #2211 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 9:07pm

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 8:54pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:57pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

It is what your course discription is saying amoung other things ??? Or do you mean its about spirituality or philosophy ?

Quote:

manifests in culture and

art

, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

You ARE an idiot.

A slippery, shifty idot. A know *uckall, shifty idiot.

Firts watercolours but now you suff]denly remember aother aspects of the Marxist cultural superstructure.

Thet think about you idiots, apart from being idiots, is that you are congenitally dishonest. Shifty, slippin' and slidin' evasive yeah but no but dishonest idiots.

As you were, duckwit.

So I take it you don't like what your own reference is saying ?

I don't need to throw insults at you - You do a better job of underming yourself.

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Reply #2212 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 9:15pm

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 9:07pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 8:54pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:57pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

It is what your course discription is saying amoung other things ??? Or do you mean its about spirituality or philosophy ?

Quote:

manifests in culture and

art

, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

You ARE an idiot.

A slippery, shifty idot. A know *uckall, shifty idiot.

Firts watercolours but now you suff]denly remember aother aspects of the Marxist cultural superstructure.

Thet think about you idiots, apart from being idiots, is that you are congenitally dishonest. Shifty, slippin' and slidin' evasive yeah but no but dishonest idiots.

As you were, duckwit.

So I take it you don't like what your own reference is saying ?

Which bit don't I like, ya silly, ignorant ponce?

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Reply #2213 - Jun 24^th, 2026 at 11:38pm

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 9:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 9:07pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 8:54pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:57pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

It is what your course discription is saying amoung other things ??? Or do you mean its about spirituality or philosophy ?

Quote:

manifests in culture and

art

, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

You ARE an idiot.

A slippery, shifty idot. A know *uckall, shifty idiot.

Firts watercolours but now you suff]denly remember aother aspects of the Marxist cultural superstructure.

Thet think about you idiots, apart from being idiots, is that you are congenitally dishonest. Shifty, slippin' and slidin' evasive yeah but no but dishonest idiots.

As you were, duckwit.

So I take it you don't like what your own reference is saying ?

Which bit don't I like, ya silly, ignorant ponce?

OH I see - that comprehension problem once again. I don't get the problem that so many of the right so consistantly have with connecting words with meaning. You seem to do better with insults, particularly childish ones.

According to Franks course this is how you can identify Marxism ?

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manifests in art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

Do you understand what this is saying ??? I seriously doubt that anybody actually believes that anyone who can draw is a Marxist or how anyone with ethics has to be a Marxist ?? Maybe you can do Franks course and find out why ?

I admit that I don't see it.

OK the right are not strong on ethics but I don't think it goes that far to be manditory Marxist.

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Reply #2215 - Jun 25^th, 2026 at 2:26pm

Bobby. wrote on Jun 25^th, 2026 at 10:01am:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 11:38pm:

OH I see - that comprehension problem once again. I don't get the problem that so many of the right so consistantly have with connecting words with meaning. You seem to do better with insults, particularly childish ones.

Are you a communist? Undecided

Why ? Is it becase I do comprehension or because I don't do insults ? Or is it because I do some art and have some ethics ?

I am a Groucho Marxist, Movie culture Marx Bro? Good Stuff.

Full on communism is probably even worse than full on market capitalism.

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Reply #2217 - Jun 25^th, 2026 at 4:56pm

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:57pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

It is what your course discription is saying amoung other things ??? Or do you mean its about spirituality or philosophy ?

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manifests in culture and

art

, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

You ARE an idiot.

You are not quoting from the NewSchool course description, btw.

And you are quoting a part of a sentence and then moronically propise that therefore what is said is that all art is Marxist. But if you read on and ubderstood, or even clicked on the link and rwxd on a bit, you might have understood something. But no. You are on a mission to understand nothing. You are just laughably stupid. Duckwit is correct.
And when your tenacious stupidity is pointed out to you, you blather about insults. Well, dont be so stupid and you wont be called stupid.
Try that on for size.

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Reply #2218 - Jun 25^th, 2026 at 5:14pm

Frank wrote on Jun 25^th, 2026 at 4:56pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 7:57pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 3:15pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 2:23pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 24^th, 2026 at 12:12pm:

[quote]manifests in culture and art, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

So the issue here is Marxist water colour paintings ?

No. The issue is that you are an idiot.
You are trying to be glib but you just reinforce how ignorant and confused you really are.

"The Marxist superstructure is water colours" - it takes a committed moron to come up with that. Bravo, you've done it.

It is what your course discription is saying amoung other things ??? Or do you mean its about spirituality or philosophy ?

Quote:

manifests in culture and

art

, religion and spirituality, ethics and philosophy, etc.

You ARE an idiot.

You are not quoting from the NewSchool course description, btw.

And you are quoting a part of a sentence and then moronically propise that therefore what is said is that all art is Marxist. But if you read on and ubderstood, or even clicked on the link and rwxd on a bit, you might have understood something. But no. You are on a mission to understand nothing. You are just laughably stupid. Duckwit is correct.
And when your tenacious stupidity is pointed out to you, you blather about insults. Well, dont be so stupid and you wont be called stupid.
Try that on for size.

Cultural Marxists tell you all the time what to think and what to feel -
they are responsible for elements of the counterculture of the 1960s and a psychedelic revolution,
distributing hallucinogenic drugs to encourage sexual perversion and promiscuity.
There is a culture war going on about Political Correctness & multiculturalism.
Cultural Marxists want to destroy Western civilization and establish totalitarianism.
They would undermine the authority of family and government while segregating society into
opposing groups of victims and oppressors.
They accuse people with right-wing views of having fascist principles.
Polymorphous perversity would undermine family structure by promoting free love and homosexuality.
Left victim-groups are allowed to speak while groups on the right are silenced.
They have a master plan for the overthrow of Western civilization from within.

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Reply #2219 - Jun 26^th, 2026 at 12:04pm

Cultural Marxism as art heist

Why do I mention an art heist? Because this is essentially what has happened at the National Portrait Gallery, where a number of historical Australian portraits aren’t on display. Not a single significant portrait from the first century and a half of our history; no historical introduction for Australians, for school groups or for overseas visitors wanting to understand something of the origins of this country. The history of our nation has been cancelled and its memory erased.

Some of the works not currently on exhibition are John Webber’s portraits of Captain Cook (1782) and William Bligh (1776), Benjamin Law’s sculptures of Truganini (1836) and Woureddy (1835), a portrait of Sir Joseph Banks by Thomas Phillips (1814), Mr John Eason by W.B. Gould (1838) and a 1798 portrait of Bennelong by an unknown artist. Then there is Maria Brownrigg’s An Evening at Yarra Cottage (1857), Tom Roberts’ portraits of G.S Coppin (1895-1899) and Sir Alex Onslow (1896), a self-portrait by Agnes Goodsir (1990) and a 1789 engraving of Governor Philip by W.Sherwin after F.Wheatley.
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The mission of a national portrait gallery is to present the history of portraiture in that country. But that is in fact a double duty, which arises from the special nature of the genre. For portraits are pictures of people, and specifically of people who have achieved important things within their community and society. And so a national portrait gallery is not merely a collection of good pictures, or a survey of the evolution of a genre over time, as would be the case with an historical survey of still life, for example.

Such a gallery is also, and perhaps above all, a survey of significant people in the history of a nation. It is an opportunity for the viewer to encounter and ponder the achievement of great explorers, statesmen, scientists, scholars, authors, social reformers, and so on. The uniquely fascinating thing is that each of these significant individuals is also commemorated in a slightly different manner, in the language of the art of their time. So their portraits are a double lesson in history, both in presenting the man or woman of noteworthy achievement, and in presenting them in a way which speaks of their times and its way of thinking and feeling.

A national portrait gallery is thus not simply a fine art collection: it is above all a cultural and historical collection, and an invaluable resource in understanding a nation’s own history. And it need not be limited to people we consider heroes, certainly not the heroes of a particular party or faction. We should have the opportunity to encounter historical figures and ponder both their virtues and their shortcomings; as history shows us repeatedly, the greater the individual and the more important the responsibilities they take on, the more likely they are to end up with a mixed record.

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But we have seen before that there is a positive hatred of Australian history in many of our museums. I commented recently on the deplorably inadequate coverage of Australian art history at the National Gallery across the road, in spite of the rich collections that they hold and used to display in the past. The fatuous ideology of “decolonisation” has even led many – not ordinary Australians, but the commissars of the cultural world – to consider that the Australian landscape painting tradition is itself a kind of act of violence or usurpation.

A whole room is devoted to a video work celebrating the Australian women’s soccer team and the large room following the vestibule is, as mentioned above, dominated by the photograph of a pop singer.

At the end of the series of the rooms on the right, the display ends with a wall ostensibly filled with corporate photographic portraits; but the shocking pink background should alert us that something odd is going on, and in fact these are all models who have been hired and dressed in op-shop clothes to mimic the look of serious portraits. The fact that the works are in fact a gag, however, does nothing to make these ugly and superficial pictures more interesting. On the contrary, it only reinforces the impression that the National Portrait Gallery is in a serious crisis: it has betrayed its mission and its management is intellectually and aesthetically bankrupt.
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