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political spectacle  

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  • The phrase political spectacle explains how politicians construct a meaning of what is real, how real is defined, if the reality is significant, where the reality occurs, and when the reality will be conveyed to the public. Each reality culminates in a political spectacle played out and broadcast through the media. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Political Spectacle]

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