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Published on: 2006-05-23
Released on: 2006-05-23
Original language: English

“There is so much bullshit that one hardly knows where to begin...”Taking no prisoners, author Laura Penny dissects—no, disembowels—the culture of globalized, supersized, consumerized bullshit, from Bush’s White House, with its “wallpaper of phony populist sloganeering,” to Big Pharma, with its “gateway prescription drugs.” With vinegar and wit, she shows us how this smorgasbord of phoniness alienates us from one another, breeds apathy, and makes us just plain stupid.Decoding the Bullshit: A Few Choice Phrases•astroturfing: the fabrication of phony grassroots concern by PR firms•Capra-corny: see Tom DeLay’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington spin on his conversion to politics from his previous calling (bug murderer)•increased productivity: business-speak for getting rid of the people who produce things•kakistocracy: government by the worst citizens; see also plutocracy, Republican Revolution•the Lady Hal: the recorded female voice that says things like “Your call is important to us”•think-of-the-childrenism: the ultimate equal-opportunity piety; see No Child Left Behind Act•The War on Some Drugs: the prohibition of venerable old substances for the benefit of the manufacturers of newfangled patented ones On Bullshit: Harry G. Frankfurt: 9780691122946: ... Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone ... Bullshit Job Interview Questions and Answers Living with ... A list of interview questions you'll likely hear on any interview. Most interview responses are bullshit. Here's what you really mean when you respond to some Bullshit - Wikipedia Bullshit (also bullcrap in the US) is a common English expletive which may be shortened to the euphemism bull or the initialism BS. In British English "bollocks" is ... 11 Reasons Your Phony Concern for Fat Peoples Health ... Skeptical about glorifying obesity with body positivity? Heres why concern trolling fat people doesnt make you a hero for anyones health. The Rise of Bullshit Jobs naked capitalism Yves here. Im going to reverse my normal convention when I have a cross post but have something to add. Here I first offer you a MacroBusiness post (which in the ... Bullshit - RationalWiki Philosopher Harry Frankfurt in his essay On Bullshit attempts a rigorous philosophical definition of bullshit. For Frankfurt this consists of drawing a ... Christopher Bollyn Anti-Russia Propaganda: Where Does It Take Us? November 20 2014 I was surprised to find an article on the website of the New York Review of Books about the recently ... Why in the post-truth age the bullshitters are winning The key difference between the liar and the bullshit artist is that the liar has at least some regard for the truth. Breaking Celeb News Entertainment News and Celebrity ... Your information may be shared with other NBCUniversal businesses and used to better tailor our services and advertising to you. For more details about how we use ... The Truth About Tap NRDC We know which is better for the environment. That's easy. Not only are millions of tons of plastic bottles clogging our landfills but it takes 1.63 liters of water ...
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