Great article on the long decline, and how illusions are needed to keep the myth going.
The United States, locked in the kind of twilight disconnect that grips dying empires, is a country entranced by illusions. It spends its emotional and intellectual energy on the trivial and the absurd.
via American Psychosis | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters.
h/t columjaddica from chat.fakeologist.com
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I found it interesting that the 2010 article was updated to include the Miley wrecking-ball picture.
Chris Hedges seems to be engaged in the age-old practice of blaming the victims.
Good take! I thought it was an admission or pre-admission of what they are going to do, but that’s even better.
The last paragraph of the article is creepy and sounds a lot like what’s going on right now. They are going for a change in behavior and for that we have to lose our innocence.