Chapter XVIII: La Vie Boheme
"Most artists are sincere and most art is bad, and some insincere art (sincerely insincere) can be quite good." (Igor Stravinsky)
Most stars are not born but made, made in America the old fashion way: by turning "subjects" into "objects" for profit -- the very definition of success in American business. In fact, even death can be marketed as entertainment, and the funereal turned into a charity fund-raiser. And believe it or not, its all legal and tax-deductible. What a country!
Chapter XIX:Economic Correctness
"What I want above all else is to see that this remains a country where someone can always get rich." (Ronald Reagan).
What "Ronnie" does not say is that the new global economy is just a new "Thrift store" for today's global labor pool. And if a few discounted presidents just happen to get thrown into the mix, who is going to get upset? After all, under the new economic rules of engagement, national sovereignty and the common good both have been so reduced in value that they are now the equivalent of a scenic travel brochure, the trailer of a new Hollywood movie, or the menu at a trendy restaurant.
Since everything of value in America has been "up for grabs" and thus already auctioned-off to the lowest bidder, there is nothing left but America's newest tourist attraction: the dying suburban strip mall and a few old oddball Senators from Idaho and Arizona.
As a result, how can anyone get upset when the office of the presidency itself has also been put on the auction block at a severely discounted price? Its not like its a real presidency up for sale any more anyway, is it? We are talking about an office that has been so diminished since the global economy took shape, and after what the Republicans did to Barack Obama, that it now is little more than a ceremonial appointment engineered by global moneyed interest.
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