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The McDonaldization of Citizenship

Posted in Al Gore, Andrew Weil, Anheuser-Busch, Capitalism, Commercialism, D.A.R.E., War on Drugs, alcohol, drugs, globalization, media, spectatorship, support our troops, tagged advertising, alcohol, Andrew Weilm, Anheuser-Busch, Capitalism, Commercialism, D.A.R.E., drugs, Freud, George Ritzer, globalization, Little Debby, lobbyists, McDonald's, McDonaldization, Sigmund Freud, spectatorship, support our troops, tobacco, War on Drugs on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »

(Previously posted at Jonestown)
George Ritzer’s The McDonaldization of Society brings to light an alarming trend in our country. The new United States is a land of generic shortcuts, where efficiency and knowable responses have displaced the authenticity that once made the American dream seem possible. We want to live convenient and predictable lives, like [...]

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A Government without Newspapers

Posted in Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Congress, Edward R. Murrow, FISA, FoxNews, Jesse Jackson, Kit Bond, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Reed Tucson, Santa Claus, Sean Hannity, Senators, Thomas Jefferson, Xmas, civil liberties, civil rights movement, domestic spying, free press, freedom, freedom of the press, journalism, media, newspapers, press, surveillance, terrorism, tv, warrantless wiretapping, wiretapping, tagged Barack Obama, civil liberties, Civil Rights, civil rights movement, Congress, domestic spying, Edward R. Murrow, FISA, FoxNews, free press, freedom, freedom of the press, Jesse Jackson, journalism, Kit Bond, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., media, newspapers, press, Reed Tucson, Santa Claus, Sean Hannity, Senators, surveillance, terrorism, Thomas Jefferson, tv, warrantless wiretapping, wiretapping, Xmas on July 9, 2008 | 9 Comments »

In 1787, Thomas Jefferson wrote: “The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer [...]

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How to Love Your Country on Her Birthday

Posted in 1776, 4th of July, American Revolution, Americans, Bill O'Reilly, Bush, Canada, Chris Satullo, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Democrats, Europe, George W. Bush, Independence Day, Internet, King George III, Michelle Malkin, PATRIOT Act, Philadelphia Enquirer, Politics, Republicans, Revolutionary War, Rush Limbaugh, U.S. Constitution, USA, United States, blogging, citizenship, dissent, domestic spying, flag, foreign relations, founding fathers, media, patriotism, prayer, protest, pseudo-patriotism, religion, spectatorship, support our troops, torture, world, tagged 1776, 4th of July, American Revolution, Americans, Bill O'Reilly, blogging, Bush, Canada, Chris Satullo, citizenship, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Democrats, dissent, domestic spying, Europe, flag, foreign relations, founding fathers, George W. Bush, Independence Day, Internet, King George III, media, Michelle Malkin, PATRIOT Act, patriotism, Philadelphia Enquirer, Politics, prayer, protest, pseudo-patriotism, religion, Republicans, Revolutionary War, Rush Limbaugh, spectatorship, support our troops, torture, U.S. Constitution, United States, USA, world on July 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »

“Love it or leave it.” What a foolish quote. As is the tired “You hate America” retort, uttered at anyone who doubts a president’s sincerity. Who else is bored with these baseless smears? Their project—to squash dissent one citizen at a time—is rather transparent. Dissent equals treason. Question nothing (unless of course “you hate America”). [...]

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