MacIntyre explained the historical circumstances that led to the attitudes and habits of the Boomer generation being so dismissive of younger people's concerns about the economic and social stumbling blocks they face. "The radio and the television, the train and the automobile," MacIntyre replied, "these things collapse the space inside of America that used to be regional, had specific understandings and ways of life, and when that happened, as you say, the only way to have a singular culture was through this kind of mass media projection." "And if your children are addicted to drugs, your nephew dies of an [overdose], and your kids can't get married, and the best they can hope for is to work for some freaking bank, that's not the life that you want for your family.
Author: Carlos Garcia
Published at: 2025-08-19 21:29:24
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