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Thursday, July 3, 2014

The Werewolf of Wall Street


What happened to make serial killers, vampires, werewolves, witches and zombies such sympathetic figures in American popular culture?
The corporate right wingers who control American culture and politics made ruthless evil fashionable. That’s what happened.
Popular culture is a funhouse mirror that distorts — but actually reflects — the society which spawns it. Ruthless predatory behavior is admired and rewarded in American society, so what's wrong with monsters? Nothing. They just want to rend and tear. Is that so wrong? They only want to eat your brains, just like American advertising does.
Even Superman is only acceptable now if he breaks some necks.

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