Re: Tweet This: I Don't Care

[Martin Tomasek <tomasek () ufe cz>]

Peter Evans wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:32:43AM +1300, Nick FitzGerald wrote:
>   
> > Rich Kulawiec to ferg:
> >     
> > > Ah, it appeals directly to the "sound bite" crowd -- those who prefer
> > > information (including news) delivered to them in snippets, easily digested
> > > with the smallest cognitive effort.  These are people who reduce politics
> > > to slogans and philosophy to bumper stickers.  They're largely incapable
> > > and/or unwilling of reading -- let alone writing -- anything substantive,
> > > cogent and nuanced.  These are the people for whom "Headline News" equates
> > > to "serious journalism", and whose attention span is so short that they
> > > require an "executive summary" for a one page document.
> > >       
>
> soundbite:
>       YES WE CAN!
>       is all over Japan, like influenza.
>       And of course, the variant  YES WE 缶
>       (which means what you think it means.)
>   

This is our simplistic, childish, global culture. :-( It is connected
with adoration of youth and beauty, childish behavior etc.. I am 30 and
I feel old in this kind of culture.

It is ideal place for populist politicians. For example Obama and the
crowd around him reminds me of some historical videos I have seen. Such
as singing Hitlerjugend (Hitler's youth) is similar to today's Obamajugend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6ureeTw2E&feature=related
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6ureeTw2E&feature=related>
Hitlerjugend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElW-dINsSBs&feature=related
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElW-dINsSBs&feature=related>
(Adolf Hitler was populist too.)

-- 
Martin Tomasek

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