Comments on: The sainted “people” http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/06/26/the-sainted-people/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: IludiumPhosdex http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/06/26/the-sainted-people/comment-page-1/#comment-44667 IludiumPhosdex Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:41:08 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2326#comment-44667 And let's not forget where <a href="http://exaggerator.blogdrive.com/archive/534.html" rel="nofollow">some rather pathetic specimens of "white trash"</a> are probably too "race-conscious" for their own good so as to think they're somehow "entitled as of right" to "antient and pecuilar rights, privileges and powers" based solely on "racial honour and privilege." Which was much the case in <a href="http://exaggerator.blogdrive.com/archive/167.html" rel="nofollow">apartheid South Africa</a> in particular. And let’s not forget where some rather pathetic specimens of “white trash” are probably too “race-conscious” for their own good so as to think they’re somehow “entitled as of right” to “antient and pecuilar rights, privileges and powers” based solely on “racial honour and privilege.”

Which was much the case in apartheid South Africa in particular.

]]> By: Ingrid http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/06/26/the-sainted-people/comment-page-1/#comment-44561 Ingrid Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:42:44 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2326#comment-44561 "Consumerism has meant the transformation of citizens into shoppers." After moving to the US in '97, I felt that the only purpose of an American citizen is its (yes, not him or her, ITS) ability to produce money for the economic engine..meaning, the corporations. quality of life? perish the thought that people come first. Of course, when the model shifts from 'the people' to factually 'the corporations', you have to use propaganda tools in order for people to be lulled into complacency. Naturally, consumerism has the great by-product to doing that as well. Interesting read, eventhough 'dated' (written in the 50s) is Jacques Ellul's 'Truth or Propaganda'.. Ingrid “Consumerism has meant the transformation of citizens into shoppers.”
After moving to the US in ’97, I felt that the only purpose of an American citizen is its (yes, not him or her, ITS) ability to produce money for the economic engine..meaning, the corporations. quality of life? perish the thought that people come first. Of course, when the model shifts from ‘the people’ to factually ‘the corporations’, you have to use propaganda tools in order for people to be lulled into complacency. Naturally, consumerism has the great by-product to doing that as well.
Interesting read, eventhough ‘dated’ (written in the 50s) is Jacques Ellul’s ‘Truth or Propaganda’..

Ingrid

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