"...The first reaction of
the enlightened Leftist critics was to conceive of Laibach
as the ironic imitation of totalitarian rituals; however,
their support of Laibach was always accompanied by an uneasy
feeling: "What if they really mean it? What if they truly
identify with the totalitarian ritual?" -or, a more cunning
version of it, transferring one's own doubt onto the other:
"What if Laibach overestimates their public? What if
the public takes seriously what Laibach mockingly imitates,
so that Laibach actually strengthens what it purports to undermine?"..."
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On the occasion of the 22nd Laibach
anniversary, nskstate.com presents the first part of an exclusive
online interview with Alexei Monroe, the author of the forthcoming
book on Laibach and NSK.