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050 00 $aE169.12$b.M49 2008
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aMeyer, Dick.
245 10 $aWhy we hate us :$bAmerican discontent in the new millennium /$cDick Meyer.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bCrown Publishers,$c©2008.
300 $axi, 271 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index.
505 0 $aLand of the fake -- Early twenty-first-century irritants -- America untied -- OmniMedia -- Phony people, phony places -- A civic war -- OmniMarketing -- The character gap -- Authenticity, thoughtfulness, and many things.
520 $aHere, journalist Meyer nails America's early-twenty-first-century mood disorder. He points out the most widespread symptoms, including the belligerence of partisan politics that perverts our democracy, the decline of once common manners, the vulgarity of Hollywood entertainment, the superficiality and untrustworthiness of the news media, the cult of celebrity, and the disappearance of authentic neighborhoods and voluntary organizations (the kind that have actual meetings where one can hobnob instead of just clicking in an online contribution). Meyer argues that when the social, spiritual, and political turmoil that followed the sixties collided with the technological and media revolution at the turn of the century, something inside us hit overload: our culture no longer reflects our own values. As a result, we are now morally and existentially tired, disoriented, anchorless, and defensive. The author also offers an uplifting prescription for breaking out of our current morass and learning how to hate us less.--From publisher description.
590 $bInternet Archive - 2
590 $bInternet Archive 2
651 0 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y21st century.
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655 4 $aNonfiction.
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