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doolhoofd [2018-03-30 22:39:59 +0000 UTC]

Bread and Circus
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1) Welcome to Bread & Circus. I am your host, doolhoofd the disillusionist. Our special guest is the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard, give him a round of applause. Today's topic is rebellion in the postmodern era. In retrospect, every revolution that's been pushed through in the wake of its inspiring ideology was merely a passing spasm of intense change and commotion, not a final alteration - and certainly not the end of history. No civilisation has ever succeeded in permanently establishing its utopia. Past generations have been witness to the spectacle of existence and of the struggle for their ideals, these days we are mostly witness to spectacle in its pure and hollow form.
2) "How do our pretendedly rational and programmed societies function? What motivates the

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BRG-Studios [2017-10-31 18:44:26 +0000 UTC]

We are The Porg.
Open your wallets and surrender your cash.
We will add your income and savings accounts to our own.
Your holiday spending will adapt to service us.
Resistance is futile.

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BalloonPrincess [2017-10-30 19:40:05 +0000 UTC]

Personally, I have gotten really tired of Star Warts ... the feeling has changed quite a bit and it often feels like it's a video game ad that happens to be two and a half hours long.

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