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cali

(114,904 posts) Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:03 AM Nov 2012

Yes, I have a problem with Chris Hedges. [View all]

I know that some on DU have great admiration for him. My problem with Hedges isn't so much his diagnosis- although I don't completely agree- it's his solution and his insistence that there is no meaningful difference between the parties.

His solution is to abandon our society completely and go live on communes. Quaint but not exactly achievable- or desirable for millions. And why does he prescribe this? Because he wants the entire system to go kaboom. He's what is known as a secular millenarian. He believe that the current order must be utterly destroyed in order to enable the rising of new age. Not really much different than other end timers.

He seems to me to be another facet of white male privilege. He is willing to sacrifice, the poor, the disabled, the elderly, minorities, LGBT folks and women in order to get to this new bright day.

I find that repugnant. Don't believe me? Read his articles at Truthdig.

http://www.truthdig.com/articles_by_author/chris_hedges/section/report/P10/

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Yes, I have a problem with Chris Hedges. [View all] cali Nov 2012 OP

I like him! MuhkRahker Nov 2012 #1

Silver is No Romney Voter BTW Indykatie Nov 2012 #2

what do you agree with? cali Nov 2012 #4

He is "what is known as a secular millenarian"????????? dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #31

Your argument would be better served Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #3

go read his articles. He absolutely says that stuff. cali Nov 2012 #5

Absolutely? Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #6

No. He says that the system need to be destroyed cali Nov 2012 #9

You continue to misrepresent what he says Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #18

Couldn't get enough bashing in... 99Forever Nov 2012 #7

How is this bashing? It's called analysis. You may not like it. cali Nov 2012 #8

Yeah, sure it is. 99Forever Nov 2012 #11

I see privileged is the new attack word liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #13

"Centrists" are searching for anything they can use to attack the Left. nt Romulox Nov 2012 #15

DLC has come full-circle _ed_ Nov 2012 #24

Nobody was paying attention! So another thread was *needed*. nt Romulox Nov 2012 #14

So it seems. n/t 99Forever Nov 2012 #25

Does that mean when this one sinks we'll get a third? Doctor_J Nov 2012 #26

Like this? 'At the very end, it all will come down like a house of cards.' GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #10

No. not like that. cali Nov 2012 #19

No, he doesn't Doctor_J Nov 2012 #27

On another thread, the OP claims it's Chris' *writing style* she takes issue with. Romulox Nov 2012 #12

That too. It's ponderous, cliche ridden and reliant on cali Nov 2012 #16

LOL. You hate his politics, but your attempt to convince others have largely failed. So Romulox Nov 2012 #20

pot meet kettle Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #23

ONE good book? dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #34

he recently showed up on my radar quinnox Nov 2012 #17

Check out his newest column. It's even illustrated with a pic of Obama as a monster cali Nov 2012 #21

The image is a take on "Saturn Devouring his Son" by Goya. Romulox Nov 2012 #22

So Obama is a sadistic monster? banned from Kos Nov 2012 #28

and that excuses it? LOL. cali Nov 2012 #30

May i recommend his book Empire of Illusion: end of literacy and the triumph of spectacle in America snagglepuss Nov 2012 #32

Poor Chris probably won't be able to eat lunch today nichomachus Nov 2012 #29

Me too. He is right about many of the issues KurtNYC Nov 2012 #33

I heard he kicks puppies. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #35

Ah Hedges. redgreenandblue Nov 2012 #36

Is he saying that the system needs to be destroyed or is he saying that the system destroys itself? JVS Nov 2012 #37

Preemptive "Chris Hedges is a fucking moron!" whatchamacallit Nov 2012 #38