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Empire of Illusion

the End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
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Jan 26, 2014stewstealth rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This book is Mr. Hedges polemic against American Society. Though eloquently written with many varied topics, unfortunately it is backed up with little fact. There are too many times where the author uses quotes to justify his opinion but these are just other peoples opinion. Though I might share the author's distaste in WWE, violent pornography and reality TV, I think to draw a conclusion that all of America is doomed because ten million people ( out of 300 million, less then 3.5%) watch crap instead of reading a book is a little far fetched. The author, though he tries to disabuse his false view of an America of the past which glows in his mind is wrong. There never has been a "Golden Age", human nature has not changed.