Analysis Of Empire Of Illusion By Chris Hedges

The passage from Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges explains how “the most essential skill in political theater and a consumer is artifice.” In political theater and a consumer, being artifice means to deceive or trick someone for your own benefit. Moreover, he argues that an image-based culture communicates through narratives, pictures, and pseudo-drama and those who don’t are ignored. Being artifice is technically not the greatest thing you can do, but it works well with many leaders out there in which they will keep using for years to come. Hedges explains that without the use of artifice, leaders would be ignored unlike those who do use it. “Those who have not mastered the art of entertainment, who fail to create a narrative or do not