capitalism's infinite ability to assimilate

[alec ramsdell]

And when is the advertising industry going to pitch a product via the 
seductions of "false consciousness"?  In 2002 we'll be joking about the 
latest retro phase: that's such the 90's false consciousness thing.


>Another one: I drove past a Taco Bell yesterday and saw a sign that 
said,
>"Join the revolution, now hiring nights." 
>
>frances
>
>
>On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, James Farmelant wrote:
>
>> 
>> On Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:42:28 -0400 Greg Nowell 
<GN842 at CNSVAX.Albany.Edu>
>> writes:
>> >1.  Kurt Weil's "Mac the Knife" as muzak.
>> >
>> >2.  Joni Mitchell's song about trees and parking lots
>> >playing on a supermarket tape in the middle of a vast
>> >suburban parking lot where there used to be trees.
>> >
>> >--
>> 
>> The same fate has also befallen John Lennon's song "Imagine"
>> which after all envisions a world without religions, nation-states,
>> and private property.  On the other hand his song "Working class
>> Hero"  has to the best of my knowledge remained immune to this
>> process.
>> 
>> 		Jim Farmelant

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