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    • interruptingstarfish
      Reading streakScout
      3 months ago

      "Bunkerisation is not an indictment of contemporary US culture or a meditation on the moral failings of irrational consumers. It is an instance of consumer society, but one that is fully within the US mainstream and which makes safety a private family matter. This orientation paradoxically reflects a patriotic commitment to being an American by isolating oneself from other Americans in times of crisis."

      A fascinating, accurate, and somewhat scary observation on Americans being programmed for individualism via consumerism, as opposed to being supported collectively by the state. Let's see how this goes...

    • interruptingstarfish
      Reading streakScout
      3 months ago

      "Bunkerisation is not an indictment of contemporary US culture or a meditation on the moral failings of irrational consumers. It is an instance of consumer society, but one that is fully within the US mainstream and which makes safety a private family matter. This orientation paradoxically reflects a patriotic commitment to being an American by isolating oneself from other Americans in times of crisis."

      A fascinating, accurate, and somewhat scary observation on Americans being programmed for individualism as opposed to being supported by the state. Let's see how this goes...