A casino capitalist zombie politics views competition as a form of social combat, celebrates war as an extension of politics and legitimates a ruthless social Darwinism in which particular individuals and groups are considered simply redundant, disposable - nothing more than human waste left to stew in their own misfortune - easy prey for the zombies who have a ravenous appetite for chaos and revel in apocalyptic visions filled with destruction, decay, abandoned houses, burned out cars, guttered landscapes and trashed gas stations.
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Revenge of the Zombies: Palin, Beck, Limbaugh and the Return of Dark Times
by Henry A. Giroux from Truthout. This author is a truly gifted writer and keen observer of the cultural wreckage that "casino capitalism" has inflicted upon the US.