This thought has passed my mind as well. Not only regarding recent years, but also regarding past social upheavals as well.

For example, is there some great German literature from 1935-1945? I don't mean propaganda material (of whatever side). I mean just some good books, good novels, good writers etc. I can't find them. It's almost as if there were no new (and good) books released in Germany during the period of 1935-1945 or so.

It's not only about Nazy Germany. It's also about all other great social upheavals as well. Good art suddenly disappears. You can find only propaganda material, but just good quality art becomes almost non-existent. Which seems very strange, to be honest. No matter the ideological underpinning of some period or place there still should be some good artists and good art, right? Right?

Apparently not... It seems that art of all types degrades in all (or almost all) socially unstable environments.

That said, I'm aware that Netflix and it's likes are little more than pure propaganda. I guess my general point is that it seems that ideology and social upheavals of any type tends to degrade art.

This thought has passed my mind as well. Not only regarding recent years, but also regarding past social upheavals as well.

For example, is there some great German literature from 1935-1945? I don't mean propaganda material (of whatever side). I mean just some good books, good novels, good writers etc. I can't find them. It's almost as if there were no new (and good) books released in Germany during the period of 1935-1945 or so.

It's not only about Nazy Germany. It's also about all other great social upheavals as well. Good art suddenly disappears. You can find only propaganda material, but just good quality art becomes almost non-existent. Which seems very strange, to be honest. No matter the ideological underpinning of some period or place there still should be some good artists and good art, right? Right?

Apparently not... It seems that art of all types degrades in all (or almost all) socially unstable environments.

That said, I'm aware that Netflix and it's likes are little more than pure propaganda. I guess my point is that it seems that ideology and social upheavals of any type tends to degrade art.

This thought has passed my mind as well. Not only regarding recent years, but also regarding past social upheavals as well.

For example, is there some great German literature from 1935-1945? I don't mean propaganda material (of whatever side). I mean just some good books, good novels, good writers etc. I can't find them. It's almost as if there were no new (and good) books released in Germany during the period of 1935-1945 or so.

It's not only about Nazy Germany. It's also about all other great social upheavals as well. Good art suddenly disappears. You can find only propaganda material, but just good quality art becomes almost non-existent. Which seems very strange, to be honest. No matter the ideological underpinning of some period or place there still should be some good artists and good art, right? Right?

Apparently not... It seems that art of all types degrades in all (or almost all) socially unstable environments.