Advertising serves not so much to advertise products as to promote consumption as a way of life. It 'educates' the masses into an unappeasable appetite not only for goods but for new experiences and personal fulfillment.
Christopher LaschEnvironmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.
Christopher LaschThe left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment.
Christopher LaschTraditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left.
Christopher Lasch