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THE REIGN OF THE INTERNET

"The ongoing social disintegration of industrial civilization that produces pseudo-citizens signing online petitions created by ruling class entities like Avaaz, Purpose and 350, is indicative of the unbridled power of seamless spectacle, begun in the era of television, and culminated in the reign of the Internet."

Shining a Light

Shift Magazine September 2014, Issue 5   Jay Taber is an associate...

A Culture of Imbeciles [or, The People’s Climate March]

"Debord’s remarks on the early development of a culture of imbeciles illustrate that revolutions like the one led by 350.org become exercises in silliness. The fact that media brain-damaged Americans are incapable of withdrawing themselves from the spectacle’s spell, is cause for considerable worry."