Death of the Liberal Class

[Almira]

Posted: 2/9/11 at 7:45pm

I just heard this speech by Chris Hedges and was floored.

It is a pretty tough listen, but it really opened my eyes about how we on the left have sold out.

Give it at least 10 mins. You'll find it sobering but very important.

An 8:00 minute (not very good except) excerpt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER7wOIKD7aA&feature=channel

The Full (Well worth listening to) Lecture:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYCvSntOI5s

The Q&A session following the lecture:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPDp0jCT_U&feature=channel

Here is a profile on the book the lecture is based on:

The Death of the Liberal Class examines the failure of the liberal class to confront the rise of the corporate state and the consequences of a liberalism that has become profoundly bankrupted. Hedges argues there are five pillars of the liberal establishment – the press, liberal religious institutions, labor unions, universities and the Democratic Party— and that each of these institutions, more concerned with status and privilege than justice and progress, sold out the constituents they represented. In doing so, the liberal class has become irrelevant to society at large and ultimately the corporate power elite they once served.

Updated On: 2/9/11 at 07:45 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 2/9/11 at 8:51pm

Who cares? The more pressing concern is the extinction of the critics!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/10/11 at 12:40pm

And what about Broadway, musical theatre, and Times Square?

They no longer exist and no one seems to talk about it!

[Gothampc]

Posted: 2/10/11 at 3:44pm

This guy is hilarious! Typical 1960s hippie who hasn't adjusted himself to the 21st century.

Don't buy my book from Amazon unless you absolutely have to.

I turned down the book advance from Knopf because I couldn't live on it.

High-larious!