Sunday, December 19, 2010

Chris Hedges on "Empire of Illusion"

Celebrity worship banishes reality.  And this adulation is pervasive.  It is dressed up in the language of the Christian Right, which builds around its leaders, people like Pat Robertson or Joel Olsteen, the aura of stardom, fame and celebrity power.  These Christian celebrities travel in private jets and limousines.  They are surrounded by retinues of bodyguards, have television programs where they cultivate the same false intimacy with the audience, and, like all successful celebrities, amass personal fortunes.


http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Illusion-Literacy-Triumph-Spectacle/dp/1568584377

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