>stalking horse for right-wing thinking.

So? Many people (not all) are right-wing because they want to preserve beauty. Being a right-wing is not a rare thing, it's the second most popular belief system in the West.

>Another popular one on social media is the Greek and classical world, especially its comparative lack in modern education compared to, say, 1900. That's an easy intro to colonialism and racism

Racism is much less of a thing in Europe, compared to the USA, yet fascination with Antiquity is just the same or even higher.