6.30.2015

Right here in River City

Chris Hedges: The Lonely American - Chris Hedges - Truthdig

“[Kiddies today] have become, in the words of the philosopher Hannah Arendt, ‘atomized,’ sucked alone into systems of information and entertainment that cater to America’s prurient fascination with the tawdry, the cruel and the deadening cult of the self.

Wow. And he doesn’t stop there, this Chris Hedges. 

"The entrapment in a world of nonstop electronic sounds and images, begun with the phonograph and radio, advanced by cinema and television and perfected by video games, the Internet and hand-held devices, is making it impossible to build relationships and structures that are vital for civic engagement and resistance to corporate power."

Feel like tapping your toes about now? Yep, here’s the song you’re thinking of.

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