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bbgrunt

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7. "violence is reflective of a search for identity"

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 06:01 PM

Apr 2013

thanks for posting this. This culture has become an absurd parody of its outward boasts of superiority. If I could I would leave too.

I recall M. Moore's basic question in "Bowling for Columbine" about the need for violence and guns in this culture--I think this author has given us a very clear answer: we are hollow hucksters.

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"There is not a single American institution that is not seriously corrupt" [View all] dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 OP

Americans, the country of good mushrooms, always in the dark and clueless. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #1

The media's fault. proverbialwisdom Apr 2013 #2

Yep! Exactly! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #4

"I don't know when it became journalistic protocol to give the benefit of the doubt to people who midnight Apr 2013 #14

Actually, he points to another source of the problem. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #17

Outstanding, this guy nails it. just1voice Apr 2013 #3

Further along in the talk, he cites facts we have discussed here at DU dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #5

I was seriously chastized Plucketeer Apr 2013 #10

Berman points out that the increase in MH symptoms and meds are a result, dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #18

not to mention the thousands of bombings our great USA has done NoMoreWarNow Apr 2013 #20

All those "collateral damage" kids Plucketeer Apr 2013 #23

ehhh, maybe lrellok Apr 2013 #12

My bumper sticker 90-percent Apr 2013 #6

about 3/4 of the way thru the talk, he gives his reasons why civil breakdown will happen dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #8

"violence is reflective of a search for identity" bbgrunt Apr 2013 #7

Yikes... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #9

Shit I could tell you that years ago.... WCGreen Apr 2013 #11

I wish I had more time to comment on this. PotatoChip Apr 2013 #13

Now I know that I'm not crazy� MrScorpio Apr 2013 #15

Isn't that a great feeling????? dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #19

I agree with most of Mr. Berman's discussion, however drynberg Apr 2013 #16

Even for someone that thinks himself disabused of the Matrix, that's a hard watch BelgianMadCow Apr 2013 #21

Tons of Hedges' talks on YouTube. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #22

He's very inspiring. Especially, to me personally, in his support of OWS BelgianMadCow Apr 2013 #24

K&R. Excellent essay. Overseas Apr 2013 #25

Excellent Antidote To The Endless Left And Right Cheerleading cantbeserious Apr 2013 #26

aka the "tilting at windmills" crowd. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #27

k/r marmar Apr 2013 #28