Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization Highlight

It’s that “us” is imbued with moral values that spur conviction. God, patriotism, and even universal order get assigned to the “us” side of the equation. Which is often presented as beautiful, whether it’s the American iconography of Mom and Pop and apple pie, or the Leni Riefenstahl visuals of swastika-bearing banners flapping in the wind.