We have been very effectively pacified by the pernicious ideology of a consumer society that is centered on the cult of the self - an undiluted hedonism and narcissism. That has become a very effective way to divert our attention while the country is reconfigured into a kind of neofeudalism, with a rapacious oligarchic elite and an anemic government that no longer is able to intercede on behalf of citizens but cravenly serves the interests of the oligarchy itself.
The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug. - Chris Hedges
The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.
- Chris Hedges
It is better to be an outcast, a stranger in one’s own country, than an outcast from one’s self. It is better to see what is about to befall us and t… - Chris Hedges
It is better to be an outcast, a stranger in one’s own country, than an outcast from one’s self. It is better to see what is about to befall us and t…
Poor people, especially those of color, are worth nothing to corporations and private contractors if they are on the street. In jail and prisons, how… - Chris Hedges
Poor people, especially those of color, are worth nothing to corporations and private contractors if they are on the street. In jail and prisons, how…
It is the cult of self that is killing the United States. This cult has within it the classic traits of psychopaths: superficial charm, grandiosity a… - Chris Hedges
It is the cult of self that is killing the United States. This cult has within it the classic traits of psychopaths: superficial charm, grandiosity a…
Economics dominates politics - and with that domination comes different forms of ruthlessness. - Chris Hedges
Economics dominates politics - and with that domination comes different forms of ruthlessness.
A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom. - Chris Hedges
A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom.
We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They exploit, pollute, impoverish, repress, k… - Chris Hedges
We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They exploit, pollute, impoverish, repress, k…
They [Harvard academia] liked the poor, but didn't like the smell of the poor. - Chris Hedges
They [Harvard academia] liked the poor, but didn't like the smell of the poor.
A democracy survives when its citizens have access to trustworthy and impartial sources of information, when it can discern lies from truth. Take thi… - Chris Hedges
A democracy survives when its citizens have access to trustworthy and impartial sources of information, when it can discern lies from truth. Take thi…
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