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- There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made, between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life,…
- The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the…
- Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't.
- The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our…
- I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the…
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