School of Anarchology

  Linguistic Anarchopathology (4/5):  From the Poetics of Enchantment to the Clamor of Propaganda in the Language of Political Careerism Mahmoud Sadeghi Janbehan Note: This English translation was prepared with the assistance of ChatGPT. From Poetic Enchantment to Sloganeering in the Pathology of Political Language 1. The Fusion of Two Disorders and the Reproduction of Domination Contemporary political language—especially within authoritarian and domination-ridden contexts—suffers from two fundamental pathologies: poetic enchantment and sloganeering. Poetic enchantment encloses language within layers of exaggerated metaphors, unrealistic imagery, and emotionally charged expressions. Instead of illuminating reality, language becomes a tool of intoxication and psychological misguidance. Politics is reduced to a stage for the “representation of collective emotions,” without engaging in rational analysis or undertaking a radical critique of domination. Sloganeering reduce...

Anarchopathology of Language (3/5): From the Poetics of Enchantment to the Clamor of Propaganda in the Language of Political Careerism Mahmoud Sadeghi Janbehan Translated into English by ChatGPT Sloganization in Political Language – Much Ado about Nothing 1. Definition and Nature of Sloganization One of the most prevalent pathologies in political language among political careerists and a wide range of media actors is the trap of sloganization. Within the system of the Anarchopathology of Language, sloganization in political discourse refers to a condition in which messages, goals, and actions are expressed through short, clichéd, and superficial phrases that fail to reflect careful analysis, deep critique, or possibilities for practical action. In such a state, language is stripped of its social, historical, and ethical grounding and reduced merely to a tool of noise-making and attention-seeking opportunism. Social media platforms are saturated with such slogan-like banalities. ...

  Anarchopathology of Language (2/5): From the Poetics of Enchantment to the Clamor of Propaganda in the Language of Political Careerism Mahmoud Sadeghi Janbehan Translated into English by ChatGPT Poeticization in Political Language: Power Represented in the Veil of Beauty 1. Definition and Nature of Poeticization Within the framework of the Anarchopathology of Language, poeticization in political discourse refers to a condition in which politics, rather than serving as a domain for rational analysis grounded in ethics, for action based on human dignity, and for critical social reflection, becomes entrapped and imprisoned within metaphors, poetic imagery, and literary excitements. Such a condition strips language of its fundamental functions: articulating reality, clarifying relations of power and their destructive consequences, and opening the space for critical dialogue. Consequently, politics is neither transformed into a tool for social change nor into a ground for th...

  Anarchopathology of Language (1/5): From the Poetics of Enchantment to the Clamor of Propaganda in the Language of Political Careerism Mahmoud Sadeghi Janbahan “English translation provided by ChatGPT.”   Introduction Political language in modern history has consistently been exposed to a peculiar form of contamination—oscillating between two seemingly opposite yet essentially kindred poles: poeticization and sloganeering. At first sight, they appear as divergent modes of expression, yet in their deeper structure both converge on the same pathology: the reproduction of domination through the cultivation of excitement, deception, and spectacle. The language of domination, colonialism, and power-centered politics is at times veiled in seductive poetic guise, and at other times resounds through the noisy hollowness of slogans. In both cases, politics is distanced from the horizon of critical rationality, justice-oriented philosophizing, and freedom-seeking discourse. Inste...

  Moral Anarchopathology of Lies (3/3): Politicians’ Lies, a Sword Against Truth and Freedom Mahmoud Sadeghi Janbehan Translated by ChatGPT (OpenAI) Lies and the Escape from Human Responsibility Within the framework of moral anarchopathology, the deepest harm inflicted by lies lies in their capacity to generate irresponsibility—both toward oneself and toward the external world. At the same time, irresponsibility itself becomes a fertile ground for the proliferation of lies on a broader scale. In many situations, lying functions as an instrument for evading accountability and shirking moral and human responsibilities. This evasion cannot be reduced to an individual-centered interpretation; rather, it constitutes a destructive and highly complex process that simultaneously erodes individual morality and diverts collective mechanisms from their ethical trajectory. The individual who flees from truth is, in fact, fleeing from the natural consequences of their actions or mistake...