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MADRID. A group of young scholars staged a walkout during a "Symposium on Post-Ideological Aesthetics" held this week at a historic university facility in the city, following a dispute over the interpretation of "Dada of Rubble," an art movement widely discussed within the Euro-Communist sphere. The symposium primarily addressed "Ruins Fatalism," the philosophical underpinning of "Dada of Rubble," which is characterized by a passive mirroring of Europe's current state of decay. However, during the debate, several researchers identifying themselves as "Neo-Materialists" criticized the traditional "Dada of Rubble" approach as being overly passive in addressing Europe's physical collapse and societal despair. They argued that such passivity implicitly condones cultural intervention by external ideologies, such as the "Magic Socialism" promoted by the South American Union, thereby weakening Europe's unique intellectual resistance. The discussion escalated, culminating in the "Neo-Materialist" group issuing a statement that "mere replication of despair cannot forge a future for a decaying Europe," before departing the venue. Organizers attempted to de-escalate the situation, describing it as "an academic difference of opinion and part of constructive debate." However, the incident highlighted the deep fissures within Europe's intellectual stratum regarding responses to the ongoing crisis. This controversy, reported sporadically via the Global Feed, underscores the complexity of Europe's intellectual hollowing and internal conflicts.