Surely, this has repercussions that could potentially drastically effect, or even change, our story of the Civil War. O ne certainty is that when something such as the Civil War enters popular mythology, commercial interests are sure to follow. One striking aspect of all of the links and references on this site is that a shockingly large percentage of them are of a commercial nature or are commercial enterprises.
Studios release Civil War films because it is a popular genre.
Artists paint Civil War scenes, for the most part, because they sell . Books and magazines must have the promise of a potential sell or they will not be published. A dorno and Horkheimer point out three valid dangers that the culture industry presents to an image or an ideology. This triumvirate, when juxtaposed with the reality of the Civil War as popular culture could very well be disastrous to our interpretations of the war. Thus, once the popular culture and, with them, the popular media, have complete control of an ideology or image then can warp it as they wish.