Chris Hedges
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in St. Johnsbury, VT, The United States
September 18, 1956
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
— published 2002 — 14 editions |
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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
— published 2009 — 10 editions |
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America
— published 2007 — 13 editions |
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The Death of the Liberal Class
— published 2010 — 14 editions |
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Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
by Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco — published 2012 — 4 editions |
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I Don't Believe in Atheists
— published 2008 — 14 editions |
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The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress
— published 2011 — 5 editions |
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Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America
— published 2005 — 7 editions |
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What Every Person Should Know About War
by Chris Hedges, Dominick Anfuso — published 2003 — 6 editions |
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Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians
by Chris Hedges, Laila Al-Arian, Eugene Richards — published 2007 — 9 editions |
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“Those who fail to exhibit positive attitudes, no matter the external reality, are seen as maladjusted and in need of assistance. Their attitudes need correction. Once we adopt an upbeat vision of reality, positive things will happen. This belief encourages us to flee from reality when reality does not elicit positive feelings. These specialists in "happiness" have formulated something they call the "Law of Attraction." It argues that we attract those things in life, whether it is money, relationships or employment, which we focus on. Suddenly, abused and battered wives or children, the unemployed, the depressed and mentally ill, the illiterate, the lonely, those grieving for lost loved ones, those crushed by poverty, the terminally ill, those fighting with addictions, those suffering from trauma, those trapped in menial and poorly paid jobs, those whose homes are in foreclosure or who are filing for bankruptcy because they cannot pay their medical bills, are to blame for their negativity. The ideology justifies the cruelty of unfettered capitalism, shifting the blame from the power elite to those they oppress. And many of us have internalized this pernicious message, which in times of difficulty leads to personal despair, passivity and disillusionment.”
― Chris Hedges
― Chris Hedges
“We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “success”, defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and to challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, which fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.”
― Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
― Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
“Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.”
― Chris Hedges
― Chris Hedges
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| The History Book ...: 3. THE FIRST WORLD WAR ~ CHAPTER 4 (71- 137) (03/08/10 - 03/14/10) ~ No spoilers, please | 31 | 57 | May 07, 2010 09:38am |
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