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February 15, 2015
Despite the substantial drop in wealth and work among
the vast majority of the population, the images on television and in magazines become more hysterically aspirational. - Henry Dampier
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 15, 2015 8:20 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
Yes, its been obvious for years now that the popular media and entertainment are doing their able best to show the country as amazingly happy, comfortable, and wealthy with almost no depictions of unemployment, poverty, lack, or difficulty anywhere.
They're putting as much effort into lying up the economy as they do lying down the economy when a Republican is in office. Its ridiculous, but of the two alternatives, this is probably the better.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 15, 2015 8:33 AM
We saw the same thing in the Thirties, Great Depression times and lots of happy-jolly movies.
Posted by: chasmatic at February 15, 2015 1:46 PM
Once I built a railroad, made it run,
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done,
Buddy, can you spare a dime?
Posted by: Rob De Witt at February 15, 2015 7:33 PM
Observe the parking lot at any Chili's or Texas Roadhouse, etc. at lunch time and you'd swear things were as normal as apple pie.
"Gluttonous hogs stuffing their faces with swill.
Amending themselves for the future eventual kill."
--gs, 2099
Posted by: ghostsniper at February 15, 2015 7:53 PM
You will know the end is nigh when reruns of Ozzie and Harriet appear right after the evening news. That is to soothe the nerves.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at February 16, 2015 7:19 AM
What I find interesting is in many of the commercials, there's a woman-parent-only white family, but the black families are almost always presented as having both husband and wife. Hmm.
Posted by: OldFert at February 16, 2015 6:01 PM