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Look who trashed corporations?
The mature young gentleman is a gentleman of property. He invests his property. He goes, in a condescending amateurish way, into the City, attends meetings of Directors, and has to do with traffic in Shares. As is well known to … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged "Our Mutual Friend", Charles Dickens
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When it comes to electronics, I passed my shelf life a while ago
Let me introduce this painful topic by telling you a little tale from years ago, a tale involving a television set. Years ago, I was walking home from my Tribeca office when I found myself veering into a big electronics … Continue reading
Posted in "Woke" Chronicles, Capitalism, Culture, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers
Tagged "Hard Times", "woke", British ruling class, Charles Dickens, Christopher Hibbert, Greenwich Village, Luddites, televisions, The English: A Social History, Tribeca, TV remotes, unwoke
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The GOP canceled its own culture?
From Harper’s Weekly Review: Republican members of Congress announced, and then subsequently canceled, plans for an America First caucus that would work to foster “common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions.” Gee whiz. Do you think they read Dickens’ Child’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged America First caucus, Anglo-Saxons, Charles Dickens, Harper's Weekly Review
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