04/08/2009 12:01:51 AM EST

Instant Classic Wes Clark Jr. Rant

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Wes Clark Jr. co-hosts the Young Turks and delivers a rant on American consumerism, the economy and societal values.

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Instant Classic Wes Clark Jr. Rant | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
Awesome rant - but don't forget the school system (5.00 / 3)
Most kids today spend the great majority of their time either watching TV, attending school, or doing homework. Cenq asks why people so readily surrender their judgement? I think we're trained to from a young age to do so. The rant covers advertising well, but overlooks school. At mainstream schools we are taught day in and day out that there's a right answer and a wrong answer, and you should look to authories to tell you the right one. Rarely are we taught to figure it out for ourselves and question authorities. Little wonder people are so willing to just nod their heads and trust government.

For more on this topic check out:

John Gatto


by horatio on 04/08/2009 05:00:52 AM EST

And if we're pointing fingers, (none / 1)
Christianity, including its most extreme denominations, has shaped our culture in ultimately harmful ways.  The rewards/punishment system permeates nearly everything we do, encouraging us to remain as children psychologically.  (These are the rules, don't piss off god, you'll be rewarded later.)  Organized religion in modern society has failed to create spiritual beings - the only "objective" it was ever supposed to have.

by MsGinger on 04/09/2009 10:44:12 AM EST

Consider this video 'facebooked' (none / 0)

*swoon*  I had to share this with just about everyone I knew ;)  And what happened to 'Wednesdays with Wes'?  I know, I know...he's a very busy lad, but I'd still love to see more of him.

Respectfully,

GD Kitty from Canaduh (where we are everybit as 'asleep' as the Yanks)

by godammitkitty on 04/10/2009 05:07:04 PM EST

P.S. (none / 0)
Who else but Wes could mix trenchant social analysis (c.f. allusions to Huxley and Lippmann) with entreaties for various wingnuts to 'suck my c**k'?  Nobody.

by godammitkitty on 04/10/2009 05:09:37 PM EST

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