I think this is a bit circular. Every ideology LARPs, to an extent. Fantasy ideology seems to be defined as ‘LARPing’ plus ‘not winning’.
As an obvious and uncontroversial example, America’s founding fathers pretty clearly envisioned America as a resurrection of Greco-Roman aesthetics and high culture. For years, translating from these languages was required at top American universities, and the Capital’s older buildings—along with other architecture commissioned by America’s founders, like the UVA grounds, are unmistakably inspired by same.
I think this is a bit circular. Every ideology LARPs, to an extent. Fantasy ideology seems to be defined as ‘LARPing’ plus ‘not winning’.
As an obvious and uncontroversial example, America’s founding fathers pretty clearly envisioned America as a resurrection of Greco-Roman aesthetics and high culture. For years, translating from these languages was required at top American universities, and the Capital’s older buildings—along with other architecture commissioned by America’s founders, like the UVA grounds, are unmistakably inspired by same.