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Uh-oh. One hour and 17minues of important viewing? Hmm… I recommend taking a gander at what Mr.Ahmed has to say as he sheds some light on some of the systematic problems faced by western societies.
Enjoy.
“We now live in two Americas. One—now the minority—functions in a print-based, literate world that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth. The other—the majority—is retreating from a reality-based world into one of false certainty and magic. To this majority—which crosses social class lines, though the poor are overwhelmingly affected—presidential debate and political rhetoric is pitched at a sixth-grade reading level. In this “other America,” serious film and theatre, as well as newspapers and books, are being pushed to the margins of society.”
-Overview from the Empire of Illusion, by Chris Hedges
I’m currently reading this book and gosh oh boy, am I ever glad that we don’t have a connected TV anymore.
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