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Well, civic religion--and the idea of a civic religion--has functioned differently at different times in this country. Obama was functioning not so much God's spokesman as the ultimate corporate spokesman in an age where the one-way medium of television prevails. The nature of that discussion makes it unbelievabley easier simply to assert something and not argue it at all. What he's offered really is the flipside of the teabaggers and birthers, who've truly mastered the importance of one-way communication in conveying an impression without conveying any real information or substance--or even conveying something that's absolutely untrue in a totally backhanded way.... ML ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
