The Twilight of American Culture
by admin on Sep.24, 2010, under Books
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An emerging cult classic about America’s cultural meltdown—and a surprising solution. A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of American Culture provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at the heart of modern politics, the “Rambification” of popular entertainment, or the collapse of our school systems, Morris Berman suspects that there is little we can do as a society to arrest the onset of corporate Mass Mind culture. Citing writers as diverse as de Toqueville and DeLillo, he cogently argues that cultural preservation is a matter of individual conscience, and discusses how classical learning might triumph over po… More >>
The Twilight of American Culture
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September 24th, 2010 on 12:12 pm
Before picking this book up know that Mister Berman is a self described Marxist idealist. Then I recommend that you pick up some history books and take a body count resulting from this immoral philosophy (you can start in the most obvious place — Nazi Germany — Hitler, and those of you that read know this, was a socialist).
Before allowing yourself to be taken by this angry text, know that your own unhappiness is due to your inactions, not of those who have more than you. It doesn’t do you much good to hate the successful and call them names. You will still have nothing. Sorry.
Rating: 1 / 5
September 24th, 2010 on 12:40 pm
Berman’s main point in this book is that people need to learn to think for themselves, so obviously I found it strange (and rather funny) that the book contained only a list of hundreds of other writers and their ideas, no ideas by Berman himself. He does not demonstrate that he is a reliable source on the subject of thinking for yourself.
Rating: 1 / 5
September 24th, 2010 on 2:56 pm
It is not doomsday. Are things really so different? 100 years ago america was mostly farmers. Does the author really believe that those people were educated and politically active? Probably most people couldn’t read and would have loved to watch wrestling, drink frappucinos, and buy the enquirer if they were available in those days. The book is entertaining and I can agree with the author on many points, but I don’t think that it is as bleak as he makes it seem. The difference between now and 100 yrs. ago is that the media gives us a lot more insight into the lives of the lower classes and this can create a distorted view of how america really is.
Rating: 1 / 5
September 24th, 2010 on 4:23 pm
I found Berman’s book entertaining and thought-provoking for the most part, with the following reservations:
1.His persistent use of two-dollar words was pretentious and irritating. I don’t think this necessarily enhanced his getting the point across, since even an illiterate knows we are going to hell in a handbasket.
2. The same goes for his quoting a vast number of sources. This only means he has read a few books, and constitutes name dropping, which does not serve any useful purpose.
3. By his own definition, Berman is not an NMI but presumes to know that NMIs are the salvation of McWorld.
4. Berman should invest in a good spell checker.
Rating: 3 / 5
September 24th, 2010 on 4:41 pm
okay Mr. Berman…we get the point that you had to memorize Browning in high school…This book is full of embarrassing, childlike rants (many of which counter each other) which do nothing to remedy the situation. Quotes from Jay Leno? Gimme a break! How this can be taken seriously as social criticism is beyond me…Hogwash of the highest order!
Rating: 1 / 5