[lbo-talk] more populist nuance

[Eubulides]

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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>  On Apr 9, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Eric quoted:
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>  > And that is where this depression gets scarier than any we have
>  > survived so far, in America's comparatively short history.
>
>  Jesus H. Christ. What was the Civil War? The various panics and
>  crises of the 1870s-1890s? The 1930s Depression? WW2? This is lunacy.
>

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Apocalypticism sells; just look at the religious right. So does
cynicism. Hence, activistism.

"America is obviously waiting for a message of some sort" [David
Byrne/Brian Eno]

Ian