"the strange mood of our time, where nothing really makes any coherent sense. We live with a constant vaudeville of contradictory stories that makes it impossible for any real opposition to emerge, because they can’t counter it with any coherent narrative of their own. And it means that we as individuals become ever more powerless, unable to challenge anything, because we live a state of confusion and uncertainty. "

BBC
DECEMBER 31, 2014 - NEW YEARS EVE 2014
ADAM CURTIS

 

LINK TO TRANSCRIPT OF VIDEO:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/12/31/bbcs_adam_curtis_on_the_contradictory_vaudeville_of_post-modern_politics.html

LINK TO BBC VIDEO FROM DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST YEAR 2014:
https://youtu.be/h9_L9GRRsQo

  • RoundSparrow@midwest.socialOPMEnglish
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    7 days ago

    “Being illiterate in the processes of any medium (language) leaves one at the mercy of those who control it. The new media — these new languages — then are among the most important “subjects” to be studied in the interests of survival.” - Neil Postman on media ecology
    More on this topic: “Brainrot Society 47” on GitHub
    https://github.com/GreatSealUSA/Brainrot_Society_47