http://newparadigmdigest.com/2689/americas-identity-crisis-in-an-age-of-consumerism-and-spectacle/ A Window On Emerging Culture Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://newparadigmdigest.com/2689/americas-identity-crisis-in-an-age-of-consumerism-and-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 Peter Oldfield Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:21:29 +0000 http://newparadigmdigest.com/?p=2689#comment-1114 Bravo NPD for bringing our attention to Chris Hedges' spot-on overview of the current macro-dilemma. Only through this kind of facing up to, along with the breaking down, of the shadowy undercurrents of materialism that have been passed off as 'the American way of life' can we cleanse the slate, and find our way back to the core moral and spiritual values now needed to forge a new global civilization. Bravo NPD for bringing our attention to Chris Hedges’ spot-on overview of the current macro-dilemma. Only through this kind of facing up to, along with the breaking down, of the shadowy undercurrents of materialism that have been passed off as ‘the American way of life’ can we cleanse the slate, and find our way back to the core moral and spiritual values now needed to forge a new global civilization.

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