Political nostalgia is always a lie, and a potent weapon

This post is part of Mashable’s You’re Old Week. Break through the haze of nostalgia with us and see what holds up, what disappoints, and what got better with time.

When nostalgia pays a visit, it knows exactly what to whisper into your ear. 

The emotion might well up because you randomly heard a favorite song from childhood, clicked through college emails sent by a best friend, or spent time with a beloved relative you hadn’t seen in years. No matter, nostalgia still delivers a variation on its universal message: This is where you once belonged in the world. That sense of kinship, though, is always based on a complicated reality, and when it enters politics and pop culture unchecked, it helps us tell disingenuous stories about ourselves and others.  Read more…

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