Comments on: Lost Irony http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/ 100% Lycra-Free, Guaranteed Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Portlandize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Portlandize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:17:38 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-413 I have a funny feeling America is going to be fighting the losing battle to prolong the dominance of the automobile until it collapses them. After all, they epitomize <a href="http://www.portlandize.com/2009/10/freedom-of-movement.html" rel="nofollow">American Freedom</a>!<br><br>America is great at staging and prolonging wars (military, political, social) which don't really exist, and most people just go along with whatever the prevailing trend is, believing all the way that they are doing justice against the bad guy.<br><br>"To exchange one orthodoxy for another is not necessarily an advance. The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment." -George Orwell<br><br>(that quote could easily refer to the recent presidential election in the U.S. as well...) I have a funny feeling America is going to be fighting the losing battle to prolong the dominance of the automobile until it collapses them. After all, they epitomize American Freedom!

America is great at staging and prolonging wars (military, political, social) which don't really exist, and most people just go along with whatever the prevailing trend is, believing all the way that they are doing justice against the bad guy.

“To exchange one orthodoxy for another is not necessarily an advance. The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.” -George Orwell

(that quote could easily refer to the recent presidential election in the U.S. as well…)

]]> By: amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-415 amsterdamize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:52:55 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-415 Yeah, in marketing it's called the product life cycle, and after 'maturity' comes 'decline' :). Yeah, in marketing it's called the product life cycle, and after 'maturity' comes 'decline' :).

]]> By: amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-412 amsterdamize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:51:26 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-412 It reminds me of that piece of history, when Japanese soldiers stuck on these islands had to be told that the war was over. You dig? :) It reminds me of that piece of history, when Japanese soldiers stuck on these islands had to be told that the war was over. You dig? :)

]]> By: amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-410 amsterdamize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:48:39 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-410 don't forget all kinds of stores, from clothing to pharmacy, seen it all. Hypocrites :). don't forget all kinds of stores, from clothing to pharmacy, seen it all. Hypocrites :).

]]> By: amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-408 amsterdamize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:47:31 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-408 indeed :) indeed :)

]]> By: amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-404 amsterdamize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:47:12 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-404 I've seen those kinds of discussions, too, Brent. I have to bite my tongue and move along. Tough, but healthy :). I've seen those kinds of discussions, too, Brent. I have to bite my tongue and move along. Tough, but healthy :).

]]> By: amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-402 amsterdamize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:45:46 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-402 you're way too mild & forgiving, Steven :) you're way too mild & forgiving, Steven :)

]]> By: amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-400 amsterdamize Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:20:02 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-400 So much for those laws prohibiting propaganda...societies continue to lower the bar on just about anything...including education (media literacy, anyone) and ...ignorance :) So much for those laws prohibiting propaganda…societies continue to lower the bar on just about anything…including education (media literacy, anyone) and …ignorance :)

]]> By: Adrienne http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Adrienne Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:52:42 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-414 I think it speaks more to the coming decline in car sales in the Western world that a major car manufacturer thinks that the only way to sell their cars is to make them seem as efficient as bicycles. Just like when Hip Hop first started riling everyone up, and now you see tacky, embarrassing politicians trying to be down with the people shaking hands with Jay-Z and others. If you can't beat 'em, co-opt 'em : ) I think it speaks more to the coming decline in car sales in the Western world that a major car manufacturer thinks that the only way to sell their cars is to make them seem as efficient as bicycles. Just like when Hip Hop first started riling everyone up, and now you see tacky, embarrassing politicians trying to be down with the people shaking hands with Jay-Z and others. If you can't beat 'em, co-opt 'em : )

]]> By: Portlandize http://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/15/lost-irony/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Portlandize Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:51:43 +0000 http://amsterdamize.com/?p=150#comment-411 One of the specific pieces of propaganda that's been pushed in the U.S. since the 1940's, is that <br>1.) It is your God-given right to own and operate a car - and in fact, it's what you really want, too<br>2.) Roads and petrol have no source, they just exist, and appear magically to serve your needs<br>3.) Anyone who says otherwise to 1 or 2 is either poor (and therefore not worth notice, because you want to be rich), mentally unstable, or un-American (we could also write a book on all the "un-American" propaganda, besides automobiles) One of the specific pieces of propaganda that's been pushed in the U.S. since the 1940's, is that
1.) It is your God-given right to own and operate a car – and in fact, it's what you really want, too
2.) Roads and petrol have no source, they just exist, and appear magically to serve your needs
3.) Anyone who says otherwise to 1 or 2 is either poor (and therefore not worth notice, because you want to be rich), mentally unstable, or un-American (we could also write a book on all the “un-American” propaganda, besides automobiles)

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