The twilight of American culture
by Morris Berman · first published 2000
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A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of American Culture provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at the heart of modern politics, the "Rambification" of popular entertainment, or the collapse of our school systems, Morris Berman suspects that there is little we can do as a society to arrest the onset of corporate Mass Mind culture. Citing writers as diverse as de Toqueville and DeLillo, he cogently argues that cultural preservation is a matter of individual conscience, and discusses how classica
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For a serious take on the actual new Dark Age we are currently living in, I'd recommend "The Twilight of American Culture" by Morris Berman. It's no longer about limited access to information. It's about the erosion of cultural values.
on “The New Dark Ages” ↗> I'd recommend "The Twilight of American Culture" by Morris Berman Looks like a solid recommendation. Looking forward to reading it. A summary (from Christian Science Monitor via Apple Books) says that Berman suggests the solution to an eroding cultural…
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