It's pretty dumb when we've reached the point when our oversight committees need oversight committees. I liked it better when television news departments weren't supposed to make a profit.
Of course, none of this does anything to combat the cynic and callous nature of some Americans. An illuminating illustration comes from a post in Overheard in NY, where one woman says to her friend, "So you don't buy [insert company name]'s products because they use child labor in [some 3rd-world country]?" and the friend replies, "Hell no, I'm a Republican, I don't care about that. I just don't like the style." Or the bumper sticker Jacquelyn saw recently on the back of an SUV that says, "I ♥ my Carbon Footprint"
What can we do in the face of such blatant narcissism?
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Date: 2008-01-23 06:28 pm (UTC)Of course, none of this does anything to combat the cynic and callous nature of some Americans. An illuminating illustration comes from a post in Overheard in NY, where one woman says to her friend, "So you don't buy [insert company name]'s products because they use child labor in [some 3rd-world country]?" and the friend replies, "Hell no, I'm a Republican, I don't care about that. I just don't like the style." Or the bumper sticker Jacquelyn saw recently on the back of an SUV that says, "I ♥ my Carbon Footprint"
What can we do in the face of such blatant narcissism?