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'Obey': Film Based on Chris Hedges' 'Death of the Liberal Class' (Original Post)
damnedifIknow
Aug 2013
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AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)1. What an ugly FUTURE that
is predicted for us..if the Corporations should win..and will control us all, and there are no answers provided...as humanity slowly begins to be snuffed out by the ultra greedy.
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)3. Grim indeed
An ugly future that is happening now I'm afraid.
Skittles
(153,253 posts)2. correct in so many ways
and Mr. Hedges absolutely NAILS voters:
"Those captive to images cast ballots based on how candidates make them feel. They vote for a slogan, a smile, perceived sincerity, and attractiveness, along with the carefully crafted personal narrative of the candidate. It is style and story, not content and fact, that inform mass politics."
zeemike
(18,998 posts)4. K&R to shatter the illusions we are under
But many will not want to think about this I know, but the truth is evident more and more every day.