Syndicate this site's blogThe breakdown of civil society
I’m beginning to think Douglas Rushkoff has it right, I’m afraid:
What those who are afraid of civil society breaking down don’t realize is that civil society has already broken down! This is not a civil society we live in, but a profiteering, every-man-for-himself, oligarchy. The democratic process is broken if not rigged; the largest-ever redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich occurred over the last six years under the guise of economic stimulus; fear and disinformation were used to put the poorest of Americans onto a battlefield under false pretenses; those who seek to engage the current administration in meaningful dialogue are terminated.
Watching Shrub this morning talking about how much love he’s showing for the victims in the Gulf area didn’t help.
