2 ms·
The language of capitalism isn’t just annoying, it’s dangerous
- PavlovsCat 8y ago> Because we are lied to all the time, in ways so routine they are beneath conscious notice, even the most direct lies are losing their power to shock us. -- Charles Eisenstein http://charleseisenstein.net/the-ubiquitous-matrix-of-lies/ http://charleseisenstein.net/the-ubiquitous-matrix-of-lies/ > The complexity of the so-called individual that’s been praised for decades in America somehow has narrowed itself to the ‘me’. When I was a young girl we were called citizens – American citizens. We were second-class citizens, but that was the word. In the 50s and 60s they started calling us consumers. So we did – consume. Now they don’t use those words any more – it’s the American taxpayer and those are different attitudes. -- Toni Morrison http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/05/toni-morrison-writing-race-media-new-yorker-festival http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/05/toni-morrison-w...