In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than the glorification of the splendid… — Theodor Adorno
In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than the glorification of the splendid system that makes them so.
Die Glorifizierung der prächtigen underdogs läuft auf die des prächtigen Systems heraus, das sie dazu macht.
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