tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post4320147116430482555..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Voices Who Keep Us HonestOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-80887170549604424562016-09-09T12:30:34.237-04:002016-09-09T12:30:34.237-04:00A superb piece, Dana. Thanks for the link:
The le...A superb piece, Dana. Thanks for the link:<br /><br />The leading lights of the Frankfurt School, Adorno and Horkheimer, never lived to develop social media profiles, but they would have seen much of what the internet offers as confirmation of their view that the culture industry allows the “freedom to choose what is always the same”. “Culture appears more monolithic than ever, with a few gigantic corporations – Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon – presiding over unprecedented monopolies,” argues Ross. “Internet discourse has become tighter, more coercive.”<br /><br />Something to think about -- a lot.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-63467004072886914742016-09-09T11:34:50.598-04:002016-09-09T11:34:50.598-04:00In a not dis-similar vein may I recommend:
https:...In a not dis-similar vein may I recommend:<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/09/marxist-critique-capitalism-frankfurt-school-cultural-apocalypseDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56305729131283575282016-09-09T10:53:21.493-04:002016-09-09T10:53:21.493-04:00There are still folks who return to Mencken freque...There are still folks who return to Mencken frequently, Steve. Unfortunately, you won't find them in the main stream media.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-43314699402733779922016-09-09T10:47:43.954-04:002016-09-09T10:47:43.954-04:00HK Mencken nothing new, except no one hears him be...HK Mencken nothing new, except no one hears him because he is dead. People have a problem speaking with the dead, thus our morality is everymore suspect.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-20163385927820373892016-09-09T10:44:53.717-04:002016-09-09T10:44:53.717-04:00The classic justification for a "liberal educ...The classic justification for a "liberal education" used to be learning how to think, Lorne. In the wake of neo-liberalism, students are taught how to consume -- supposedly wisely.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-36886357259830347762016-09-09T10:31:26.247-04:002016-09-09T10:31:26.247-04:00I had coffee with a retired colleague yesterday, O...I had coffee with a retired colleague yesterday, Owen, and we were talking about education. I opined that the purpose of contemporary education is to foster people who can solve problems, not people who can think critically. I told him I had nothing concrete to base that on other than my belief that the corporate imperatives that dominate today do not want those who can question the status quo. Your post gives me something more concrete to draw upon for evidence. Thank you. I shall send him at link.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com