MB Civic

By Chris Hedges | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 | AlterNet.org

“…American culture — or cultures, for we once had distinct regional cultures — was systematically destroyed in the 20th century by corporations. These corporations used mass communication, as well as an understanding of the human subconscious, to turn consumption into an inner compulsion. Old values of thrift, regional identity that had its own iconography, aesthetic expression and history, diverse immigrant traditions, self-sufficiency, a press that was decentralized to provide citizens with a voice in their communities were all destroyed to create mass, corporate culture….”…BS

http://www.alternet.org/story/140997/the_corporate_media_state_has_deformed_american_culture_–_time_to_fight_back/